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John David O’Neill focuses his litigation efforts on catastrophic injury, product liability, automotive defect, and wrongful death cases. With a background in engineering, John brings a technical approach to case review and analysis.

On July 13, 2016, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a previous bankruptcy court ruling that prevented plaintiffs from suing General Motors for knowingly mass producing vehicles with defective ignition switches.

U.S. government officials indicated that the redacted 28 pages of the Congressional 9/11 Joint Inquiry Report will be released imminently. This release has been long awaited by the 9/11 Families.

Decades-old images featuring families of color have become the source of scrutiny after recent lawsuits revealed the company seems to have orchestrated a plan in the 1990s to increase sales by “targeting” African-American and Hispanic women.

While bravely serving their country overseas, a deadly form of roadside bomb, known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), put U.S. military service members and contractors at increased risk. The perils they faced were seemingly further and needlessly heightened by certain banks that allegedly masked wire…

Motley Rice member attorney Anne McGinness Kearse was welcomed as the newest President of Public Justice, a national public interest law firm that fights against injustices and is supported by the Public Justice Foundation.

Public Justice presented the 2016 Trial Lawyers of the Year Award to Motley Rice attorneys who worked on the landmark case Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC.

Senior District Judge Charles R. Breyer granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.

The number of automakers known to sell or that have plans to sell new vehicles that are equipped with potentially defective and allegedly deadly, Takata airbags has grown from four to seven according to a U.S. Senate Committee report.

Joe Rice will once again share his insights and perspective on the status of asbestos litigation while co-leading the 2016 National Perrin Asbestos Litigation conference

Whether you're traveling for business or taking a helicopter tour on vacation, choosing the safest private carrier is critically important, yet nearly impossible. You often pay a higher price to fly charter, so why is it so tough to find a safe one?

Motley Rice is proud to announce that 13 member attorneys have been selected by their peers for 2017 Best Lawyers®. This is the most attorneys selected to Best Lawyers® in the history of the firm.

Parties in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” litigation appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer for a status conference on August 25, 2016. Below is a recap of the hearing and my thoughts on the highlights.

For some, questions about unlawful conduct and monopolization come to mind. While there has been considerable national discussion over the past week about EpiPens, a key question is not being addressed, why isn’t there real competition in the EpiPen product market?

Fifteen years ago thousands of lives were tragically stolen from us and thousands of survivors’ lives forever changed in the deadliest terrorist attack ever on American soil.

Today, 9/11 Families received long overdue justice from their elected officials when the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, JASTA. On May 17, 2016, the Senate unanimously passed JASTA.

Mayor John Tecklenburg declared Sept. 26, 2016, as Mesothelioma Awareness Day in Charleston, S.C. for the fifth time.

Perhaps it’s an understatement to say that we are in the personal device age. What you may not know is that the technology that keeps most of those devices running is a lithium-ion battery pack and any device with one has the potential to explode or catch fire without warning.

Did you know that September is dedicated to ovarian cancer awareness? While this disease may only physically affect women, like all cancers, it touches so many more including brothers, husbands, children and friends.

Weeks after the 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, JASTA will now allow 9/11 Families and Survivors to seek justice and accountability.