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2017-18 Nissan Rogue models under investigation for faulty automatic emergency braking

Personal Injury Lawsuits
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a preliminary investigation into 553,860 Nissan Rogue vehicles following reports of unprompted automatic emergency braking, allegedly causing crashes and some injuries.
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Charlotte E. Dougherty

Charlotte Dougherty represents individuals and businesses in class actions and complex litigation involving consumer protection, general commercial issues, and securities fraud.
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Grand jury subpoenas 3M in Alabama PFAS hazardous chemical investigation

Toxic Exposure
A federal grand jury issued a subpoena last month for global manufacturer 3M Co. The grand jury investigation is reportedly exploring the company’s alleged illegal dumping of toxic chemicals into the Tennessee River near its Decatur, Ala., plant.
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New York woman files suit alleging years of sexual abuse by former junior high music teacher

Human Rights Lawsuits | Sexual Abuse
A New York woman filed a lawsuit alleging years of sexual abuse, including rape, by her 7th grade music teacher. In addition to the teacher, Greenlawn, N.Y.’s Oldfield Middle School, Harborfields Central School District, and the district’s Board of Education, are named in the suit and accused of fostering an…
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Law360 names Motley Rice a 2019 Product Liability Practice Group of the Year

Motley Rice - Firm Wide | Public Client | Medical Drugs | Toxic Exposure | Transportation Accident Lawsuits | Personal Injury Lawsuits
Motley Rice was one of five firms nationally, and one of two plaintiffs’ firms to be named a 2019 Law360 Product Liability Practice Group of the Year.
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SEC’s proposed rules are bad news for whistleblowers | Causes, Not Just Cases®

Whistleblower Claims
Proposed amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program rules include expanding the types of resolutions covered by the program, giving the SEC discretion in modifying awards, eliminating potential double recovery, adjusting the claims review process, and barring individuals who submit…
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PFAS Contamination & Exposure Lawsuits

Toxic Exposure | Public Client
Called “forever chemicals,” synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or perflourinated chemicals, accumulate and are persistent in the environment. The bioaccumulation of these chemicals in ground and drinking water, animals, people and the agricultural products they consume can have significant and…
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Heartburn drug manufacturers recall Zantac (ranitidine) due to “unacceptable levels” of toxic, carcinogen NDMA

Medical Drugs
The FDA recently announced multiple recalls of heartburn medicine Zantac (ranitidine) tablets that may contain N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a substance that the WHO says may cause stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreatic, colon and other cancers in humans.
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AFFF Lawsuits

Toxic Exposure
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and other negative health problems. Individuals, especially fire fighters, may be exposed directly through contact or by contamination of their water supply. Water providers and property owners who have PFAS contamination due to AFFF have…
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JPML Rules That Hilton Sex Trafficking Claims Are Too Unique To Consolidate

Human Rights Lawsuits
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined on February 5 to establish a multidistrict litigation (MDL) of consolidated claims for sex trafficking victims against various hotel chains.
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Belviq (lorcaserin) Lawsuit

Medical Drugs
A prescription that’s supposed to help manage your weight shouldn’t worsen your overall health. But concerns that weight-loss drugs Belviq® and the extended-release version, Belviq XR®, may cause an increased risk of cancer prompted manufacturer Eisai to voluntarily withdraw them from the U.S. market in February 2020.
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Breast implant safety called into question | Causes, Not Just Cases®

Medical Device Lawsuits | Women’s Health Lawsuits
Safety concerns related to breast implants are unfortunately not new. Health-related side effects have plagued breast augmentation implants since their appearance on the U.S. market in the early 1960s. A new safety concern is particularly significant.
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Decade in Review: Plaintiffs’ Litigation Highlights | Causes, Not Just Cases®

Motley Rice - Firm Wide | Anti-Terrorism Lawsuit | Antitrust | Asbestos Exposure | Aviation Lawsuit | Consumer Fraud Protection | Human Rights Lawsuits | Medical Device Lawsuits | Medical Drugs | Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect | Personal Injury Lawsuits | Public Client | Securities Class Actions | Toxic Exposure | Transportation Accident Lawsuits | Whistleblower Claims
2010-2019 taught all of us a great deal, and changes over the course of the decade shape the way we practice law today. Advancements in technology modernized the judiciary and have helped to expedite certain parts of the litigation process, such as discovery. The speed in which information is shared online would have…
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Buyer beware? Consumer safety forefront of National Consumer Protection Week | Causes, Not Just Cases®

Consumer Fraud Protection | Medical Drugs | Asbestos Exposure
Each year during the first full week of March, the Federal Trade Commission pauses to recognize National Consumer Protection Week, an occasion that it describes as “a time to help people understand their consumer rights and make well-informed decisions about money.”
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Brothers Injured in Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash File Suit Against Tour Bus Company

Transportation Accident Lawsuits | Personal Injury Lawsuits
Two brothers filed suit today against Z&D Tour, Inc., seeking compensatory and punitive damages related to a Jan. 5, 2020 bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that severely injured them, along with dozens of other passengers, and claimed five lives.
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Replacement Takata airbags recalled

Personal Injury Lawsuits
Airbag manufacturer Takata Corp., announced yet another major recall of 10 million potentially defective airbag inflators, the latest in a series that amounted to the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
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Proposed CFPB whistleblower program a plus for consumers | Causes, Not Just Cases®

Whistleblower Claims
Recognizing the success of the SEC and CFTC whistleblower programs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently proposed that Congress amend the Dodd-Frank Act to add a whistleblower program that rewards whistleblowers who provide information regarding possible consumer protection law violations.
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Motley Rice member Anne Kearse wins 2020 S.C. Leadership in Law award

Motley Rice - Firm Wide | Asbestos Exposure
South Carolina Lawyers Weekly awarded attorney Anne McGinness Kearse its Leadership in Law award for 2020 during a ceremony March 13.
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Loestrin antitrust litigation settlement reached

Antitrust | Medical Drugs
Motley Rice, as co-lead and trial counsel for end-payor plaintiffs, helped reach a $62.5 million class action settlement to resolve claims alleging pharmaceutical drug manufacturers engaged in anticompetitive conduct to delay market entry of generic Loestrin 24 FE.
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Lookback Window Law Supports Sexual Abuse Victims: Frequently Asked Questions

Human Rights Lawsuits | Sexual Abuse
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will suffer sexual abuse by an adult before they turn 18, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. For many, their abuse is a secret that weighs heavily, well into adulthood, even as abusers walk free and the institutions that enabled the abuse are not held accountable.…
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