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Medical attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick discussed the latest in the ongoing Essure® litigation and the dangers potentially associated with the device as a guest Nov. 28, 2016 on Ringler Radio, hosted by Larry Cohen and co-host Joan Pagnano.

U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson on Dec. 6, 2016 named Motley Rice medical attorney Carmen Scott to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the talcum powder litigation.

Tennessean Ray Albright is perhaps best known for his service in the state senate from 1968-1994. Into his retirement, Albright was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly lung disease he tragically developed 40 years after taking a job cutting steel at Combustion Engineering in 1953.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Nov. 29, 2016 that asbestos is among the first 10 toxic chemicals that will soon be evaluated under the recently amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

U.S. News – Best Lawyers released its 2017 law firm rankings and Motley Rice was honored to be named in National Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs. The firm was also ranked in Tier 1 in New York City, Charleston, S.C., and Hartford, Conn.

For the first time in two decades, the EPA successfully updated the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act allows for a long overdue revision of the Nations primary chemicals management law.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has certified as a class action a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. during the class period.

Today, on Veterans Day, we pause to recognize the sacrifices made by our service members in defense of this nation. The courageous men and women who served our country willingly risked their own lives to protect the freedoms that fuel our strength. They do so selflessly and with honor, placing the good of their fellow countrymen ahead of themselves.

The California Air Resources Board discovered that certain gasoline powered Audi vehicles, manufactured by Volkswagen, contain a device that appears to lower the vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions under test conditions.

Motley Rice has been brought on to represent a passenger who suffered permanent, serious injuries in the Hoboken train crash that killed one person and injured more than 100 others Sept. 29, 2016.