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In a two-to-one decision, Judge Davis and Judge Dennis wrote a 48-page opinion that confirmed the actions by Judge Barbier in certifying the settlement as a class under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In the opinion, the 5th Circuit addressed the constitutional issues that had been raised concerning the causation provisions of the settlement agreement.

Motley Rice environmental contamination lawyers are investigating the recent West Virginia chemical spill. If your business has had an economic loss as a result of the chemical spill, contact Vicki Antion Nelson in our West Virginia office to discuss your economic damage rights.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans upheld U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s December 2012 decision approving the Economic and Property Damages Class Action Settlement that was reached between BP and the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) for the BP Deepwater Horizon litigation.

Motley Rice attorney David P. Abel has been invited to present at the National Business Institute’s upcoming CLE program, Find it Fast and Free on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web.

Motley Rice proud to serve as co-lead trial counsel in billion dollar public health ruling in California. Ten California cities and counties succeed in holding accountable lead pigment companies that marketed, promoted and profited from lead paint despite knowing it was toxic.

On Dec. 19, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia and Herzegovina in <em>In re Terrorist Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.</em>

Motley Rice aviation attorney and former Inspector General for the Department of Transportation Mary Schiavo talks with Bloomberg about significant findings from the NTSB Investigative Hearing into the fatal July 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.

Attorneys Sarah Couch Bryant and Temitope Leyimu join the Motley Rice firm.

On December 10th the United Nations and the world will celebrate the 63rd annual Human Rights Day. Motley Rice recognizes this annual celebration that commemorates the adoption by the United Nations in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Coverage of the ongoing BP Deepwater settlement challenges has focused primarily on BP’s account of what is happening with claims consideration. More recent coverage, however, is beginning to show what some affected businesses think and how they are being affected.