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On July 27, 2011, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that he may allow the family of Mark Bavis to seek damages against United Airlines et al—not only for his death but also for the "21 minutes of terror" he endured prior to the plane's crash.

One week after three U.S. Airways passenger planes nearly collided on July 31, 2012, over Washington's Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a ban on traffic-switching.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an advisory group for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a report proposing that the 510(k) accelerated approval program for medical devices be replaced.

Motley Rice is proud to again support the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) as a "2012 Legal Partner for a Cure for Mesothelioma." A national non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for mesothelioma and eradicating the devastating disease, the Foundation takes the following actions…

CNN reports that airlines do not have to pay the federal government what amounts to approximately $25 million in tax revenue.

Motley Rice is proud to announce that asbestos attorney John Hurst was selected for inclusion to the 2014 West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the areas of Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, Class Action/Mass Torts.

On July 29, 2011, CNN reported that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its behavior detection program.

A trial date has been set for April 2010 for three 9/11 cases against the airlines and security companies.

On August 3, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied State Street Corporation's motion to dismiss securities fraud and ERISA claims brought by the company's shareholders and participants in its retirement plan.

the Civil Justice Foundation donates more than $1 million to 112 advocacy groups in the United States.