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The next two trials in the federal Composix® Kugel® Mesh hernia patch MDL have been scheduled to begin in late April 2011 and July 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island before Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi.

Attorney Mary Schiavo has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation against the FAA and U.S. Department of Transportation for failing to enact airplane safety recommendations, many of which were issued over a decade ago by the National Transportation Safety Board.

According to an article on Law360, a federal judge is allowing the U.S. government to file an amicus brief in support of firm client, Nyle Hooper, in a False Claims Act lawsuit that he filed against Lockheed Martin.

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses airplane icing procedures and the importance of safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Attorney Mary Schiavo is heading up a new lawsuit following the crash of Flight 3407.

In response to UBS's $48.6 billion write-down on its mortgage-backed securities, investors claim that the bank issued false and misleading statements about its risk management controls, its exposure to risky assets, and the value of the securities on its books.

Attorney Mary Schiavo discusses "loophole airlines" and cites the current investigation of the corporate jet that crashed at Teterboro Airport four years ago.

The New York Times quotes attorney Don Migliori, who represents three families of 9/11 victims seeking to lift confidentiality orders on documents that they say reveal breakdowns in airline security and show safety as being secondary to additional concerns such as business costs or airport delays.

Davol, Inc., maker of the recalled Composix® Kugel® hernia repair patch, has now voluntarily recalled its XenMatrix hernia and abdominal surgical graft.

Motley Rice has filed the first lawsuit on behalf of five surviving victims in the Harrah's Casino bus crash that killed three and injured several others.