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“Pre-production,” “prototype,” and “zero-series” vehicles play an important role in the testing and development phase of auto manufacturing. Whether they’re being tested/driven by journalists, or transported thousands of miles to be displayed at auto shows, these vehicles help automakers discover and work out issues…

Michael Quirk practices in the areas of consumer rights, class action, mass tort, and appellate litigation.

A trial lawyer with more than 35 years of experience litigating complex mass torts, Esther Berezofsky has devoted her career to representing communities impacted by environmental contamination and fighting for the rights of consumers, individuals and families impacted by fraud and misconduct across a range of…

NHTSA announced it is expanding its investigation into potentially defective airbags that may fail to deploy in a wreck and that have caused at least eight deaths in the United States. The airbags may not deploy due to “electrical overstress.”

Attorney James Ledlie was featured by the CDC for his work in public health law. The Q&A interview highlights James’ legal career, detailing his significant cases, his current focus areas and lessons he has learned along the way.

Fourteen Motley Rice attorneys were named to the 2019 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars for South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.

Daniel Lapinski has nearly 20 years of litigation experience, with a focus on mass tort and complex litigation in state, federal and appellate courts.

One hundred and forty-nine passengers and eight crew members were killed March 10, 2019 when their plane, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, crashed within minutes of takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The plane, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was en route to Nairobi, Kenya, and carrying passengers of 35 different nationalities…

Cindi Solomon represents dozens of governmental entities, including states, cities, counties and other municipalities as part of Motley Rice’s opioid litigation team.

Motley Rice announces the addition of attorneys Esther E. Berezofsky, Michael J. Quirk, Daniel R. Lapinski, and Sarah T. Hansel, and the creation of offices in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa.

Surgical staplers are medical devices often used during surgery, internally or externally to close wounds. However, the FDA recalled certain surgical "surgical staplers, due to concerns that the staplers may cause serious injuries or death. A Class I recall, the FDA’s most serious type, was issued in May 2019…

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in a Food Drug and Cosmetic Act preemption case Merck v. Albrecht. The case sought to settle whether a judge or jury should decide the fate of complex medical litigation claims barred by prior FDA action, and to articulate standards for such “clear evidence” preemption.

Motley Rice filed a consolidated amended complaint involving Riot Blockchain, Inc. alleging the company and its officers orchestrated a pump-and-dump scheme to misled shareholders about the company’s supposed transformation from a maker of veterinary products to a miner of cryptocurrency.

A Milwaukee, Wis., jury has found lead pigment manufacturers The Sherwin-Williams Co., E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., and Armstrong Containers, Inc., responsible for the toxic lead exposures of three young men, all residents of Milwaukee and minors at the time of their lead exposure in their homes. The jury awarded…

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of $3 million to a pair of whistleblowers who provided original information to the Commission that led to a successful enforcement action involving an alleged securities violation that harmed retail investors.

Chelsea Monroe represents victims of defective medical devices, medical drugs and cosmetic products, as well as families and communities harmed by toxic exposure.

On April 10, 2019, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recalled more than 500 of its 2019 Lexus ES vehicles, claiming these vehicles produced by its luxury division may contain improperly installed knee airbags. The defect, which is said to affect knee airbags on the driver’s side, may…

With the volume of filed National Prescription Opiate Litigation cases (more than 1,800), which comprise just 10% of the nation’s counties and cities, a structure and process is needed to provide all counties and cities nationwide, filed and unfiled, with a collective and powerful voice in the litigation, and create a…

A proposed “Negotiating Class” of municipalities would help communities that are struggling with the opioid crisis function as a group for the purpose of negotiating a settlement with opioid defendants, plaintiffs in the National Prescription Opiate MDL.

Today’s decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing the public disclosure of the ARCOS (Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System maintained by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, of controlled substances from their point of manufacturer through their distribution) database is a win for…