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Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (PEC) for the In re General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation, MDL # 2543 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York before Judge Jesse M. Furman.

In an interview with ABC affiliate WVEC in Norfolk, Va., Motley Rice attorney Vince Parrett discusses the recent "historic decision" that will enable first responders and others who were at Ground Zero to receive medical services and treatment for certain cancers they developed after 9/11.

The Boston Herald reported that yesterday, on the 11th commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, that World Trade Center leaseholders asked a federal judge in Manhattan to set a trial date in their lawsuit against the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation companies.

In a recent article featured by Main Justice, reporter Jeffrey Benzing says, "(T)he money is real." This is how some people felt after the SEC announced on Aug. 21, 2012, that it would pay its first award under the new whistleblower program created under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

The FAA announced earlier this week that it is reviewing its policies about the use of electronic devices in all phases of flight. The study, which may take an estimated six months, will be conducted by a panel of pilots and flight attendants, as well as plane and technology manufacturers.

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.

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…

Anadarko Petroleum Co., a U.S. energy firm owning 25 percent of British Petroleum (BP), has agreed to pay BP $4 billion to settle all claims between the two oil giants involving the Deepwater oil spill.

As part of a two-episode series for WLCN's 9/11 Remembrance Special, reporter Margie Pizarro spoke with Motley Rice aviation lawyer Mary Schiavo about her perspective on aviation security prior to and following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Motley Rice is proud to again sponsor the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's (NFFF) annual golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at Kiawah Island Resort's Oak Point golf course on John's Island, S.C.

At the request of coastal leaders, experts from Auburn University examined tar samples that had washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches following Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month. The research concluded that mats of oil still submerged on the gulf coast floor could present a long-term risk to local ecosystems.

Sri Lankan-born American and founder of the hedge fund management firm Galleon Group, Raj Rajaratnam, was found guilty in May 2011 in U.S. criminal court of all charges against him, including five counts of conspiracy and nine counts of securities fraud.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, Metro Vancouver employer Arthur Moore was sentenced to 60 days in jail by the B.C. Supreme Court for failing to adequately protect his employees while they handled asbestos. According to court documents, Moore often hired young, recovering addicts and knowingly exposed them to asbestos…

A massive industrial fire has consumed the Magnablend, Inc., plant in Waxahachie, Tex., requiring all available firefighters to be called to the scene.

A recent study conducted by the C8 Science Panel on mortality rates among DuPont Washington Works plant employees found that a high number of workers died following a mesothelioma diagnosis.

According to an FDA announcement, the early results of agency-funded research suggests women who use newer birth control methods with the synthetic hormone drospirenone could be at greater risk for developing blood clots.

On Sept. 19, 2011, the Bavis family reached an agreement with United Airlines and Huntleigh USA, bringing to an end nearly a decade of wrongful death litigation in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Sharon Premoli, 9/11 survivor, is blogging about her experience in a multi-part series featured by The Huffington Post.

Dr. Gerrit Schepers, a pioneer in asbestos-related disease research and one of the first scientists willing to testify against the asbestos industry, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, following an extended illness.

On the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, The Providence Journal highlighted the only remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with the attacks.