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Attorneys for Hanan Elatr Khashoggi filed a multi-count lawsuit against cyber-intelligence firm, NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber, on June 15 alleging intentional cyber espionage actions contributed to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi while inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018. 

Motley Rice is proud to announce that environmental attorney Esther Berezofsky and technology attorney Previn Warren have been included in the 2023 list of The National Law Journal as Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers.

ALM and The National Law Journal selected Motley Rice as a finalist in 11 Elite Trial Lawyers categories for 2023. Additionally, Motley Rice attorney Annie Kouba is receiving the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs’ Bar award.

Legal publication Law360 selected three Motley Rice attorneys to sit on its Editorial Advisory Boards for the 2023 term. Louis Bograd will advise on Law360’s appellate coverage while James Brauchle and Previn Warren will advise on transportation and consumer protection, respectively. Law360 editorial advisory boards meet annually to discuss and offer feedback on how the publication can improve its coverage of dozens of practice areas. The boards also serve to provide reporters with a pool of potential sources for news articles.

U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou granted final approval to a $54 million settlement, providing significant compensation for residents of Kent County, Mich., whose properties were impacted by toxic PFAS contamination.

On May 5, 2021, Motley Rice filed the nation’s first proposed antitrust class action against Sony concerning PlayStation® digital games. The Complaint alleges that Sony engaged in anticompetitive conduct by eliminating the sale of digital PlayStation games through retailers in order to force consumers to exclusively purchase digital PlayStation games at higher prices from the Sony PlayStation Store.

For the first time in over 80 years, the FDA’s authority and ability to regulate cosmetics has expanded due to the passing of a new federal law, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MOCRA). MOCRA marks the beginning of a shift in how cosmetics are regulated in the United States and is a victory for consumer safety advocates. 

At the end of January, the Third Circuit handed down an important bankruptcy ruling that may both protect injured mass tort plaintiffs and preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury. In In re: LTL Management, LLC (the Johnson & Johnson talc bankruptcy case) the court of appeals ordered the dismissal of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition filed by LTL, a J&J subsidiary created for the sole purpose of resolving its talc liabilities through bankruptcy. The decision is a significant setback—though not necessarily a death blow—for the infamous “Texas two-step” bankruptcy maneuver invented by a defense law firm.

Three nationally recognized law firms are leading legal efforts for the largest fire-fighter union amid mounting concerns that the gear fire fighters trust with their lives may actually be making them sick with cancers and other devastating illnesses.

I recently read a great article on the VA’s roll out of processing PACT Act disability compensation claims and the need to alert veterans of scammers who may be trying to profit off veteran’s injuries. The article explains that veterans can often file by themselves or with help offered for free by accredited veteran service organizations.