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Arab Bank Litigation
Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit
Terrorist attacks do not occur randomly but require support and often sophisticated channels of funding. Our anti-terrorism practice group seeks to stop the flow of financial support to terror groups, including holding financial institutions and other corporations accountable for enabling terror funding and activity…
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Only in America | Causes, Not Just Cases®
Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit
Yesterday, Arab Bank was found liable for knowingly providing material support to Hamas which substantially assisted Hamas in carrying out 24 separate terrorist attacks killing and injuring hundreds of American citizens. This case marked the very first time a financial institution has ever been tried in the United…
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Medical Device Lawsuits
The last thing you want to find out after hip replacement surgery is that the replacement part you received may prematurely fail and cause severe pain and other serious injuries.
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Johns-Manville
Asbestos Exposure
Motley Rice co-founder Ron Motley (1944 – 2013) played a key role in the bankruptcy proceedings that led to the creation of the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, where Motley Rice currently holds an advisory position. For his efforts in bringing to light the infamous Sumner-Simpson papers and in serving as…
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Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
Asbestos Exposure
Our long history in representing those affected by asbestos-related diseases and asbestos and mesothelioma litigation also includes FELA-related cases. If you or a loved one worked on the railroads, you may have additional rights and benefits as outlined by the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a series of…
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Clinical Trial Complications: Pharmacia Corp
Securities Class Actions
When companies misrepresent critical information that affects shareholder value, investors and stakeholders can play a valuable role by litigating to help hold the companies accountable and to recover lost investment funds.
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The Four Planes of 9/11
Aviation Lawsuit
Locations: New York, NY; Washington, DC; and Shanksfield, PA Date: September 11, 2001 Aircrafts: American Airlines 11, United Airlines 175, American Airlines 77, United Airlines 93
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Continental Connection, Colgan Air Flight 3407
Aviation Lawsuit
Location: Buffalo, New York
Date: February 9, 2009
Aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
The Motley Rice aviation team represented families of people who lost their lives in the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, and investigated the legal responsibility that Continental Airlines, Inc., Colgan Air, Inc., Pinnacle…
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Fires, Explosions and Burn Injury Lawsuits
Personal Injury Lawsuits
Sudden explosions, property fires and defective products can cause serious, life-altering injuries. If you or a loved one has been severely burned or has suffered wrongful death due to a fire caused by negligence, we’re here to help you seek damages and see that those responsible are brought to justice.
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Defective Products and Recalls
Personal Injury Lawsuits
When you purchase a product, you do so in good faith, trusting that it will function safely and as advertised. However, consumer and worker safety is too often compromised by negligence, poor manufacturing, inadequate quality, product recalls, or inadequate warnings or labels on a wide range of products, from cars,…
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SEC Whistleblower Attorney
Whistleblower Claims
Of all whistleblower protection provisions, the SEC Whistleblower Program established by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act contains some of the strongest.
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Missed Earnings Projections: Hewlett Packard
Securities Class Actions
Misinformation can be spread by product manufacturers or organizations attempting to make their companies’ outlook appear more positive than it actually is. When the reality of a company’s situation is revealed, however, it can result in a major decline in stock price.
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Off-Label Marketing: Medtronic Inc.
Securities Class Actions
Through our work in various areas of litigation, we track a wide range of industries for potentially fraudulent business practices, including medical drug and device marketing.
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Enhancing Merger Process: Coventry Health Care
Securities Class Actions
*We are no longer accepting new claims in this litigation.
Class action litigation following the announcement of mergers and acquisitions can result in investor-friendly deal improvements that benefit shareholders. Motley Rice represented three public pension funds as court-appointed sole lead counsel challenging…
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Travelers Co. Asbestos-Related Settlements
Asbestos Exposure
As an insurer for former asbestos manufacturers, including Johns-Manville, Travelers inappropriately fought against making payments to asbestos victims that were due from the Travelers insureds.
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MARDOC
Asbestos Exposure
Since the late 1700s, merchant marines have played an important and necessary role in the waterborne transport of goods and services for both U.S. civilians and military, operating a broad range of watercraft in the vast majority of North America’s navigable waters.
In the years following asbestos’ inclusion as a…
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Anti-Kickback Regulation: Omnicare, Inc.
Securities Class Actions
When an entity such as a trust or pension fund chooses to litigate alleged fraud, we know that it can be just as important to affect changes to prevent similar actions in the future as it is to recover lost investment funds.
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Ronald L. Motley
Ron Motley (1944 – 2013) fought for greater justice, accountability and recourse, and has been widely recognized as one of America’s most accomplished and skilled trial lawyers. During a career that spanned more than four decades, his persuasiveness before a jury and ability to break new legal and evidentiary ground…
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Transvaginal Mesh (TVM)
Medical Device Lawsuits | Women’s Health Lawsuits
If you had a transvaginal mesh (TVM) implant, also known as a pelvic mesh implant or bladder sling, and are suffering from painful, serious side effects after one or more revision surgeries, you are not alone. Complications involving transvaginal mesh devices have been reported in tens of thousands of women in…
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Big Pharma takes big hit in Pennsylvania | Causes, Not Just Cases®
Medical Drugs
In the significant <em> Lance v. Wyeth</em> decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected Wyeth Ltd.’s argument that it was untouchable for injuries to users of its now discontinued weight loss drug, Redux.