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The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has certified the first class action in South African history for sick workers, allowing gold miners suffering from silicosis and tuberculosis to proceed with their claims against 30 gold producers.

With certain studies suggesting that the use of talc increases the risk of developing ovarian cancer by around a third, it is important to be cautious when using products that contain the popular mineral.

NHTSA announced the urgent recall of 40 million faulty airbag inflators, adding to what was already the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. History.

Motley Rice LLC is pleased to announce that several of its attorneys, who represent clients across an array of practice areas, have been recognized as 2016 South Carolina Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars, 2016 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and 2016 West Virginia Super Lawyers® Rising Stars lists.

ISS recognized Motley Rice for recovering the sixth highest aggregate amount for investors in U.S. securities fraud class actions.

Throughout the past year, there have been a number of incidents involving Allegiant Air, the low-cost carrier, that I am compelled to discuss.

Motley Rice aviation attorneys are reviewing the fatal crash of a sight-seeing helicopter on Monday, April 4, 2016 around 3:30 p.m.

On Sunday, an Amtrak train carrying 341 passengers and traveling from New York, NY, to Savannah, Ga., collided with a backhoe on the track south of Philadelphia. Two Amtrak construction workers were killed and 37 people were injured during the crash.

Off-label prescribing of drugs is a common occurrence. Thalidomide was widely prescribed off-label in the U.K. in the 1960’s for alleviating morning sickness before it was realized that thousands of pregnant women experienced side effects, including birth defects and infant death.

Motley Rice is proud to be on the National Law Journal’s 2016 Plaintiffs’ Hot List. Motley Rice is only one of two firms to make the list every year since 2012.