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In a recent article, reporter Alison Frankel discuses Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice’s recent blog post “Just when you think you have seen it all.”

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Health Administration announced earlier this week that they are extending the deadline for comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information for the Open Burn Pit Registry. The new deadline is Aug. 30, 2013.

In the course of 30 years of practicing law I have never seen a corporate defendant backpedal on an agreed-to settlement to the extent BP is attempting to do in the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Class Action Settlement. BP still doesn’t understand the law or the facts of this case.

Victims of air disasters must be very mindful of statutes of limitations (SOL) – deadlines by which they must act or some of their claims or rights may be lost. An often overlooked deadline is the deadline by which notice must be given to a city, county or state in which you have a claim. Some deadlines allow only a few months to give notice of a claim.

In a unanimous decision and strongly-issued opinion, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a recruiter-fraud lawsuit against ITT Education Services, Inc. last week, decisively overturning the prior Indianapolis District Court opinion on all grounds. The <em>qui tam</em> case brought by whistleblower Debra Leveski alleges that ITT unlawfully procured hundreds of millions of dollars in funds paid for by taxpayers based on a complex recruiter-fraud scheme.

The rights of victims of an air disaster can be complicated and overwhelming due to many factors, including when international aviation disasters occur. These are some reminders to keep in mind regarding victims’ rights.

Motley Rice aviation attorney and former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo and Motley Rice aviation lawyer Jim Brauchle discuss the tragic crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 with various national and international news outlets.

On Thursday, June 27, 2013, U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced a proposed bill, the Helping Veterans Exposed to Toxic Chemicals Act, to address and study the health issues of veterans who were exposed to open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice comments on BP's paid advertising publicity and direct letter campaign to attorneys and claimants in response to its ongoing dispute with the Court over the interpretation of the Business Economic Loss calculation procedures included in the Economic and Property Damages Class Action Settlement.

Attorney Mary Schiavo discusses the July 6, 2013, crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 with Reuters, as well as the growing concern that pilots are relying too heavily on technology.