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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.

On June 30, 2015, Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia appointed Motley Rice LLC as lead counsel in a proposed consolidated class action against the IRS for annual license fees charged to tax return preparers.

Motley Rice LLC member attorney Anne McGinness Kearse (DC, SC, WV) has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, S.C., for her work on behalf of plaintiffs in mass tort litigation/class actions. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation.

Motley Rice is proud to announce that antitrust team leader Michael Buchman has been selected by Super Lawyers® for inclusion in its 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers® list for his work in antitrust litigation.

In a special, two-part feature on IVC filters aired on Sept. 2 and 3, 2015, NBC reporters spoke with a 45-year-old IVC filter recipient who “flat lined” when a fragment from her Recovery® IVC filter broke off and pierced her heart, as well as with a veteran regulatory specialist who was hired by device manufacturer C.…

This day will never be an easy day: not for survivors, not for the families of victims and not for the people who witnessed firsthand the most tragic day in American history. It will never be an easy day for any American, but it is a day that makes us come together—in pain, in remembrance and in solidarity—as a nation.

Asbestos exposure is responsible for the deaths of 12,000 to 15,000 Americans every year. That is, according to a new study released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action Fund. This is a stark increase from numbers released by the CDC and suggests that the true toll of asbestos exposure is even worse than…

Motley Rice vehicle defect attorneys represent hundreds of owners and lessees of Volkswagen diesel cars with emission systems designed to deceive regulators and defraud consumers.

During City Council meetings that took place earlier this week, the cities of Charleston, West Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, each officially proclaimed September 26, 2015, as Mesothelioma Awareness Day in their respective municipalities.

Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, has filed class actions in eight states for alleged consumer fraud and breach of contract regarding German automaker Volkswagen’s emissions scandal.

ABC news affiliate WCIV spoke with Motley Rice vehicle defect attorney Kevin Dean on Sept. 30, 2015, regarding the firm’s filing of class action suits against Volkswagen (VW).

It's shocking how many dirty lies and acts of deception have been unearthed over the years, committed by some of the world's largest automakers, and Volkswagen's blatant admission is only the latest in what is starting to look like a veritable mountain of buried truths.