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Motley Rice client and survivor of an accident involving an allegedly defective Takata airbag, Angelina Sujata, spoke before a large crowd of vehicle safety advocates, legislators and reporters gathered outside of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. to show her support for the Vehicle Safety information Act (H.R.…

By now you may have already seen a press release by Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC and The Anchor Packing Company about a “settlement” of their bankruptcy involving asbestos claims, or TV advertisements about their plan of reorganization for resolving the bankruptcy.

Despite the anticipatory lull in case filings just prior to the 2014 Supreme Court decision on Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, securities fraud class action litigation continues to play an active and growing role in protecting the integrity of the capital markets. This trend is likely to continue.

A sightseeing floatplane carrying eight Holland America Line MS Westerdam passengers and a pilot fatally crashed about 25 miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.

Location: Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska Date: July 7, 2013 Aircraft: Single-engine DeHavilland Canada DHC-3 Otter

Today, BP disclosed to its investors that it recommends a $18.7 billion settlement to resolve the claims by the United States, the five Gulf Coast states, and local governments that filed suits against the oil company as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy. Could BP finally be realizing that 2015 may be the…

Motley Rice attorney Kevin Dean was interviewed by WSB-TV Atlanta reporter Jim Strickland about potentially deadly Tataka airbags in a segment that aired on July 2, 2015.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet collided with a civilian Cessna 150C at approximately 11 am EST on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, near Lewisfield Plantation in Moncks Corner, about 25 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina.

Blame that otherwise should have been shouldered by GM for not admitting and recalling this defect early on—or at the very least, informing the public of the defect—was instead refocused on an already overburdened and understaffed regulatory agency.

Ashley Hornstein is a civil litigator who represents people and families in complex matters involving toxic exposure, product liability, and religious institutional accountability. She has over a decade of experience advocating for children diagnosed with lead poisoning, pursuing claims against property owners for…

When you chose to undergo a permanent birth control procedure, you likely do so in full faith that it will result in a safe and effective means of preventing pregnancy. What you might not have known is that procedures involving permanent fallopian tube implants such as Essure® have reportedly caused a host of…

A jury has found a former landlord negligent for the conditions in which he kept a home that caused a former tenant to be poisoned by lead-based paint.

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).

From electing to attend summer camps to planning beach days and boat outings, summer activities can provide some welcome relief from the everyday routine, but they can also come with their fair share of safety concerns.

If not for the actions of so many companies and asbestos-related industries, the issue of asbestos exposure, let alone an aggressive mesothelioma diagnosis, likely would never have been a thought for this family. However, there are researches, scientists, doctors and even patients who are working every day to bring…

On August 5, 2015, Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak confirmed that a piece of debris found on the coast of the French Island La Réunion in the Indian Ocean is a piece of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

When one major corporation acquires another, the purchasing company may attempt to conceal complications that develop during the takeover transition that may result in significant financial losses, negatively impacting shareholders.

On July 30, 2015, a proposed class of investors brought suit against American Express, alleging that the credit card company concealed the financial impact of its co-branding relationship with the U.S. operations of Costco Wholesale Corp.

When the FDA found out about Kim Kardashian West's Instagram endorsement for Diclegis that stated, among other things, that “it’s been studied and there was no increased risk to the baby,” they quickly sent a warning letter to drug manufacturer Duchesnay, Inc.

Motley Rice is proud to announce that 10 member attorneys have been recognized by 2016 Best Lawyers in America®, and that member attorney Anne McGinness Kearse is named Best Lawyers® 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, S.C., for the Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Plaintiffs.