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On Saturday, Sept. 29, some passengers on an American Airlines flight from Boston to Miami thought they were on a frightening carnival ride rather than a 757 when they found themselves in seats that became unhinged from the floor and moved in the plane's cabin—mid-flight.

Motley Rice is proud to announce that it is one of 19 firms across the nation selected for The National Law Journal's 2012 Plaintiffs' Hot List.

Walking into the Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers International Association’s Business Agents annual meeting feels a bit like diving head-first into a glass half-full. The products sheet metal workers make possible – HVAC systems, airplanes, elevators, skyscrapers, etc. – are all around us, but most Americans have no idea how dangerous and challenging the life of a sheet metal worker can be.

As cooler weather approaches and more people are spending time outdoors this fall, consumers are urged to be careful using gel fuel and decorative gel fuel devices. Motley Rice recently filed eight suits in Georgia's Fulton County State Court involving people who allege that they suffered serious and even life-threatening injuries as a result of ceramic gel firepots, also called Firelites, fireburners and gel pots.

Members of the National Association of Securities Professionals' (NASP) New York chapter will gather in upstate New York for the 16th Annual Trustee Education Conference Oct. 17 -19.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released an update on their investigation into the contained engine failure of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that occurred during a pre-delivery taxi test and started a grass fire at Charleston International Airport on July 28, 2012. No people were injured.

On September 28, just two days after Mesothelioma Awareness Day, patients, their families, doctors and others interested in learning about malignant mesothelioma will gather in New York City for the Knowledge is Hope conference.

At Charleston City Council on September 25, Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., read a proclamation that officially declared September 26 as Mesothelioma Awareness Day in the City of Charleston. Meso Awareness Day is an initiative of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation).

Mesothelioma Awareness Day is not only an opportunity to remember the parents, children, siblings and friends who have been claimed by this ongoing epidemic, but it is also an opportunity to reflect on significant developments in the United States and around the world regarding asbestos, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.

The 2012 Southeast Aviation Expo will bring together more than 1,000 aviation enthusiasts, pilots, families and children and joining them this year are Motley Rice aviation attorneys Mary Schiavo and Jim Brauchle.