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Every asbestos victim’s story is unique and has the ability to inspire. Today, we had the great privilege of helping to share a special story that is building upon the strength of the asbestos community while honoring the life of an honorable man whose mission was to save lives.

Attorney Mary Schiavo discusses a number of current issues in aviation, including the effect that air traffic control tower closings may have on the industry, with C-SPAN's <i>Washington Journal</i>.

When good air traffic controllers are focused on doing their jobs fully and expertly, they are saving lives and providing an increased level of safety. With significantly reduced air traffic since 2000 (no matter how you measure it), the rise in FAA budgets and personnel cannot be justified. The cold hard statistics cannot spare them from the five percent sequestration cuts faced by all government agencies.

An estimated 1.7 million people will sustain a brain injury this year. Of these are nearly 475,000 children who will sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States. March marks the Brain Injury Association of America’s (BIAA) Brain Injury Awareness Month.

The U.S. government recently announced the addition of Saudi Arabia to the handful of countries whose travelers can bypass normal passport protocols at major U.S. airports as part of the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program. Despite allegations and evidence of Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials continue this obsequious policy toward Saudi Arabia.

A recent report by CBS News profiles 40-year-old LeRoy Torres, a former Texas state trooper and captain in the U.S. Army Reserves who was deployed for a year-long combat tour to Iraq in 2007. As soon as he returned home, he was hospitalized, suffering from breathing attacks

After hearing about the recent incident at Glenwood Gardens, an independent living facility in Bakersfield, Calif., I was reminded that making a clear decision early on regarding measures such as CPR or a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR) can avoid confusion when an emergency arises.

On 9/11, aviation security was looking for bombs. They had tunnel vision. The attackers knew the screeners were primarily looking for bombs and not weapons such as knives and box cutters.

On Feb. 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds that plaintiffs do not need to prove the materiality of a defendant's false statements at the class certification stage of a securities fraud case.

Motley Rice member and securities fraud attorney Marlon Kimpson (SC) recently attended the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) Educational Seminar for African American Leaders in Israel.