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On Jan. 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court ruled in O’Neil v. Crane Co. that a manufacturer may not be held liable for harm caused by another manufacturer’s product (the cancer-causing material). With its decision in O’Neil v. Crane Co., the California Supreme Court is going down what some believe to be a very slippery slope.

On Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, Motley Rice member and asbestos lawyer Nate Finch participated in a policy debate hosted by the Congressional Civil Justice Caucus Academy (CCJCA) regarding the asbestos bankruptcy trust system. Finch, a plaintiffs' lawyer, spoke with James Stengel of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe about whether information collected during payments made by bankruptcy trusts to asbestos victims should be shared in court cases filed by the same client. Stengel provided the defendants' perspective during this debate.

Asbestos lawyer Vincent Greene has been invited to speak at the American Conference Institute's (ACI) 12th National Forum on Asbestos Claims & Litigation being held Jan. 26 and 27, 2012, at the Union League in Philadelphia.

As our country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we must not forget the significance of one man who brought about many changes.

The inaugural 2012 edition of Benchmark Plaintiff, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Plaintiff Firms & Attorneys, recognized Motley Rice and a number of its attorneys in its national and local rankings.

A second alleged sexual abuse victim of Charleston-area teacher and coach Louis "Skip" ReVille filed a civil lawsuit today against Pinewood Preparatory School, its former headmaster Glyn Cowlishaw and guidance counselor Brendan Diffley.

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) launched into 2012 with a newfound online prowess. In the first week of the New Year, the agency brought down a fraudulent online scheme, then leveraged the event to give advice to investors who use social media.

In an FDA announcement on Jan. 4, 2012, the agency stated it was considering strengthening the classification of pelvic mesh devices from a Class II to Class III.

The Honorable James Ed Kinkeade appointed Motley Rice member and hip replacement lawyer Don Migliori to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) for the DePuy® Pinnacle® multidistrict litigation, In re Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation.

Pelvic mesh lawyer Fred Thompson will present on transvaginal mesh (pelvic mesh) and Actos® litigation at the HarrisMartin Conference being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami on Jan. 25, 2012.