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Alexis N. Lilly
Alexis Lilly protects public entities, institutional investors and individuals through complex litigation targeting corporate negligence and misconduct.
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Ebony Williams Bobbitt
Ebony Williams Bobbitt represents institutional investors and individuals in complex securities and consumer protection class actions that aspire to hold corporations accountable for alleged misconduct.
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2021 “Best Law Firms” ranks Motley Rice
Motley Rice - Firm Wide | Personal Injury Lawsuits
Motley Rice ranked as a National Tier 1 firm for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, the highest rating for a firm in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
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3 National Guard members killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash in New York
Aviation Lawsuit
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three National Guard members crashed Jan. 20, 2021 during what was described as a routine training exercise.
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Auto owners’ manual for navigating through vehicle recalls | Causes, Not Just Cases®
Personal Injury Lawsuits
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 881 vehicle recalls in 2019, affecting a staggering 38,583,951 vehicles. With hundreds of vehicle recalls issued each year, we face the very real problem of “recall fatigue,” a phrase that’s often used to describe consumer apathy due to the oversaturation of…
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Navigating prescription drug recalls | Causes, Not Just Cases®
Medical Drugs
In an ideal world, manufacturers would do a better job of making sure medical products are safe before they reach vulnerable patients. In the meantime, know that there are steps you can take to stay informed so that you can protect yourself as best you can when recalls are announced. Find answers to key questions such…
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The impact of product recalls on shareholder wealth | Causes, Not Just Cases®
Securities Class Actions
Product recalls can have longer term effects on shareholders, including altering the company’s financial profile, hurting its performance in the market and harming its reputation. The company may also find itself facing potentially costly securities fraud litigation. Because the failure to handle a recall properly can…
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6 workers killed, multiple others injured in nitrogen leak at Prime-Pak Foods in Gainesville, Ga.
Personal Injury Lawsuits
Six people were tragically killed and multiple others were hospitalized Jan. 28 due to a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Ga.
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Victims must file Takata Airbag claims with compensation and restitution funds by April 11, 2021
Personal Injury Lawsuits
U.S. victims injured and the estates of those tragically killed due to certain Takata Airbag Inflator Defects on or before April 11, 2018, have until April 11, 2021 to file either a notice of claim or a completed claim form to be considered for compensation.
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Preliminary settlement reached in 21st Century Oncology data breach claims
Consumer Fraud Protection
Cancer care provider 21st Century Oncology reached a preliminary $12.5 million settlement to resolve claims in multidistrict litigation regarding allegations the company neglected to protect the private information of millions of patients in a 2015 data breach.
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Marlon Kimpson appointed co-lead counsel in Blackbaud data breach MDL
Consumer Fraud Protection
U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs appointed Motley Rice attorney Marlon Kimpson as co-lead counsel for plaintiffs who allege Blackbaud released their most sensitive data to criminals in a ransomware attack and subsequent data breach that compromised the private information of tens-of-thousands of the company’s…
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Fidelma Fitzpatrick to lead national Paragard IUD lawsuits
Medical Device Lawsuits | Women’s Health Lawsuits
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May appointed medical attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee that will lead the MDL for women who allege they suffered severe complications after receiving CooperSurgical’s Pargard® IUD.
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Esther Berezofsky awarded NJAJ’s distinguished Gerald B. O’Connor Award
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Motley Rice attorney Esther Berezofsky received the New Jersey Association for Justice’s distinguished Gerald B. O’Connor award for 2021 during a virtual ceremony Feb. 25.
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The National Law Journal interviews Marlon Kimpson on ‘historically diverse’ Blackbaud data breach national leadership position
Consumer Fraud Protection
In an interview with The National Law Journal, Motley Rice securities and consumer fraud lawyer Marlon Kimpson discussed his role as co-lead counsel of what the publication called a “historically diverse” leadership team for plaintiffs in the Blackbaud data breach national consolidated litigation, or MDL, filed in U.S…
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Serena Hallowell joins Motley Rice securities fraud practice leadership
Securities Class Actions
Hallowell will oversee Motley Rice’s direct action litigation and will litigate securities fraud class actions on behalf of institutional investors that seek to recover investment related losses and to hold corporations accountable for financial malfeasance and misconduct.
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Serena P. Hallowell
With more than 20 years of complex litigation and securities experience, Serena Hallowell has been recognized by her peers as a leader in the plaintiffs’ securities bar and a Plaintiffs’ Lawyer “Trailblazer” in 2019 by National Law Journal for her work in securities opt-out litigation.
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Christina M. Behm
Christina Behm litigates in state and federal courts for people who experienced life-altering complications allegedly caused by defective medical devices. Additionally, Christina works with individuals and families harmed by mesothelioma and other diseases resulting from asbestos exposure.
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Hyundai settles mid-trial with Myrtle Beach woman alleging injury caused by faulty Elantra seatback
Personal Injury Lawsuits
Motley Rice reached a settlement mid-trial on May 3, 2021 to resolve a claim filed against Hyundai by a Myrtle Beach woman alleging she suffered major injuries because the seatback in her 2009 Elantra collapsed in a routine rear-end collision in 2016.
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Motley Rice files suit for gamers who allege restricted sales of PlayStation 5 digital codes violate antitrust laws
Antitrust
Motley Rice filed the nation’s first proposed class action against Sony today for gamers who allege the company is unlawfully monopolizing the sale of PlayStation digital download codes through its exclusive sales at the Sony PlayStation Store.
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Motley Rice nationally ranked in Chambers USA for first time
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For the first time in Motley Rice’s history, Chambers USA recognized Motley Rice as a nationally ranked plaintiffs’ law firm today in the launch of its 2021 guide in the category of USA – Nationwide: Product Liability: Plaintiffs, Band 1. Motley Rice is one of only three firms nationally ranked as Band 1 in the…