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Unmanned flying objects are here to stay

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a notice announcing that the VA plans to conduct a study of the adverse health effects related to military deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, including the potential for exposure to airborne hazards and burn pits.

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses issues concerning the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's lithium ion battery with several national news outlets.

The Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, was destroyed by a tragic fire early Sunday morning, leading to the deaths of more than 230 people. Even the most basic regulations being properly enforced could have potentially prevented this tragedy and saved the lives of hundreds of young people.

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator Patrick A. Juneau announced that, as of Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, the Court-Supervised Settlement Program for the Economic and Property Damages Settlement had sent more than $2 billion in eligibility notices to oil spill victims.

Aviation attorney and former U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo discusses Boeing 787 Dreamliner's faulty lithium ion batteries with Bloomberg TV, Dan Rather Reports and KIRO Radio.

The recent terrorist kidnapping of Amenas gas facility workers in Algeria and the request of Mali’s transitional government for France (its former colonial power) to come to its military aid to prevent a takeover by northern rebels, should concern all global citizens—not because of France’s intervention but because of why the action was needed and what the kidnapping signaled.

NTSB update on Boeing 787 fire brings good news and bad news

As the New Year begins, Motley Rice securities fraud litigator Rebecca Katz will discuss "Shareholder Litigation: 2012 Year in Review" at the upcoming Florida Public Pension Trustees Association (FPPTA) Trustees School in Ponte Vedra Beach on Jan. 29, 2013.

Aviation attorney Mary Schiavo discusses the FAA's reaction to the grounding of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners due to issues with the aircrafts' lithium ion batteries with several national news outlets.