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In a recent case filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Bank of America, federal prosecutors based their case on the whistleblower law, the False Claims Act (FCA).

In a hearing on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, Judge Carl Barbier announced that he will not delay the Nov. 8 fairness hearing on the proposed settlement between BP and private plaintiffs' attorneys over economic damages from the spill.

Attorney and former Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo discusses aviation safety in a documentary about pilot fatigue featured by Canadian Broadcast Network CBC.

A joint op-ed featured today in The Huffington Post and written by former U.S. Senator Bob Graham and 9/11 survivor Sharon Premoli explains why it is so important to re-open the 9/11 investigation.

The Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs posted a joint op-ed written by former U.S. Senator and former Belfer Center senior research fellow Bob Graham along with 9/11 survivor and Motley Rice client Sharon Premoli.

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.

On Nov. 24, 2014, Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who is presiding over the asbestos litigation, MDL 875, MARDOC or In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation issued a suggestion of remand, sending approximately 200 cases back to the Northern District of Ohio, allowing these asbestos plaintiffs the opportunity to pursue…

Motley Rice filed a products liability action alleging the wrongful death of a South Carolina woman related to the Takata airbag.

In a segment that aired on Nov. 17, 2014, PBS Newshour discussed how burn pits used in Iraq and Afghanistan have impacted veterans’ health. The segment also highlighted the burn pit multidistrict litigation against military contractor KBR.

In a suit filed against Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi US and a number of other talcum powder manufacturers, Motley Rice attorneys and co-counsel are asking why a common over-the-counter hygiene product that has been linked to an increased risk in ovarian cancer for more than 30 years has no warning about this risk on…

I have many concerns about Zofran being prescribed as recent studies show that exposure to this drug suggests an increased risk of birth defects in children.

Motley Rice has filed a class action lawsuit in South Carolina involving economic loss claims by people who own vehicles that contain the recalled Takata airbags.

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.

Cameron International, a contractor for the Macondo well, has agreed to pay British Petroleum (BP) $250 million to settle liability disputes over the Deepwater Horizon well explosion.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found asbestos contamination in the North Little Rock, Ark. community of Dixie, where a vermiculite-processing facility operated for nearly four decades. Officials believe the substance originated from a mine in Libby, Mont.

In the latest edition of <em>The Safety Report</em>, aviation lawyer Mary Schiavo wrote the article, "Holiday Travel Tips the Airline Won't Give You."

Six months after returning to her Arizona home following service in Iraq as a DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) worker, Emilye Rainwater was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the final report of an FDA-funded study regarding the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women taking hormonal contraceptives, finding that women who take drospirenone-containing birth-control pills are significantly more likely to develop a VTE than…

As one of the larger employers in South Carolina, Motley Rice is humbled to be profiled in the fall 2012 issue of SCBIZ in the article "Social Litigation" by reporter Harriet McLeod.

Motley Rice attorney Marlon Kimpson comments on a lawsuit recently filed in South Carolina on behalf of Summerville, S.C., native Sandie Mallard alleging that the low-cost carrier cost her thousands of dollars after failing to notify her of a cancelled flight for which she had already paid.