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On July 17, 2014 at approximately 14:15 GMT, (9:15 a.m. EST) Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 lost contact with Ukrainian air traffic control as it was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. According to Malaysian Airlines, the flight carried 283 passengers and 15 crew.

On June 20, 2014, a federal court jury in Massachusetts found T&N Ltd., the manufacturer of an asbestos-containing spray fireproofing liable. The jury returned a $9.3 million verdict against T&N Ltd., including $6.2 million in punitive damages.

On July 16, 2014, Motley Rice filed a class action complaint against General Motors LLC and its predecessor, General Motors Corporation, as well as Delphi Automotive PLC, regarding the manufacturers’ ignition switch defects, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

It may take a couple extra seconds out of your summer vacation time this year, but taking a few small steps to ensure your family’s safety while on the road or during your vacation stay could save you from some mishaps down the road.

Following the denial of a previously proposed, capped settlement to fund claims by retired NFL players suffering from head injuries, a revised settlement agreement was filed on June 25.

Motley Rice is proud to announce that asbestos attorney John Hurst was selected for inclusion to the 2014 West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the areas of Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking the opinion of the solicitor general in the burn pit litigation, KBR Inc. et al. v. Alan Metzgar et al, pending with the Supreme Court.

Motley Rice and co-counsel have filed a class action on behalf of Bedford Auto Wholesale, Inc., as an individual and a class representative on behalf of all similarly situated persons and businesses regarding alleged financial losses stemming from GM’s recall of its vehicles with ignition switch defects.

On May 2, 2014, a proposed $57 million settlement for the benefit of investors in Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) received preliminary court approval.

As part of this year’s ProjectGO!, the firm’s fourth annual volunteer days event, more than 20 students from Wando High School’s Rhetoric of Law class spent May 1 at Motley Rice’s headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., learning what a day in the life for Motley Rice lawyers is like.