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The Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs’ antitrust claims, which allege that JUUL schemed with global cigarette manufacturer Altria Group, Inc. to tighten its grip on the e-cigarette industry, withstood a motion to dismiss on Aug. 19, 2021.

Only days ahead of the 20th memorial of September 11, President Biden took a bold step toward transparency and accountability unprecedented in the two decades and three preceding administrations since 9/11, signing an executive order today declassifying documents that are expected to provide a window into the extent…

As we mark the 20th memorial of the September 11, 2001 attacks, we will stop and reflect on that horrific day. Current events make these memories all the more vivid and painful. So many lives forever ended and upended following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville,…

The Flemish Region of Belgium on September 14 served a Notice of Default against 3M Belgium and 3M Company alleging the company violated the nation’s Environmental Act and possibly international laws by discharging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or perflourinated chemicals from its industrial facility in…

Motley Rice LLC is proud to announce four new members. This class of new member attorneys possesses experience throughout the firm’s practice areas, including occupational disease, securities fraud, consumer fraud, whistleblower, defective medical devices and opioid litigation.

Motley Rice LLC negotiated a settlement resolving litigation against Twitter, Inc. and two former senior executives. The preliminary settlement came the Friday before jury selection was scheduled to begin on Monday Sept. 20, 2021. The case would have been a rare event – a securities fraud class action jury trial.…

AmLaw Litigation Daily featured Motley Rice securities fraud attorney Lance Oliver in its Litigators of the Week column Sept. 24, 2021 following the announcement of a proposed $809 million settlement that, if approved, will be the largest securities fraud settlement in U.S. history against a social media company.

Plaintiffs alleging software company Blackbaud Inc. failed to secure or protect the private information of tens-of-thousands of its clients, leading to a ransomware attack affecting millions, defeated Blackbaud’s third motion to dismiss on Oct. 19, 2021.

In a rare move, the Flemish Environmental Inspectorate of the Department of Environment together with the Flemish Agency for Health and Safety issued an administrative safety order to compel temporary cessation of all production processes of 3M Company’s industrial facility in Zwijndrecht, near Antwerp, Belgium,…

Former Boy Scouts who timely filed Proofs of Claim have until 4 p.m. EST on Dec. 28, 2021 to vote on a proposed $1.6 billion settlement in the pending Boy Scouts of America Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. If approved, the settlement will be one of the largest in U.S. history for sexual abuse survivors, resolving legal claims…

When we talk about the opioid epidemic, so many of our conversations are focused on the companies involved. Who made what, delivered it where and in what quantity? What weren’t we, the people, told and why? It sounds simple on its face, but the details and legal ramifications are knotty. Unraveling them is challenging…

Neli Traykova Hines pursues complex securities fraud class actions for institutional investors and individual shareholders who seek to recover losses caused by alleged corporate misconduct.

Ethan DuBois supports local communities and people through litigation that aims to safeguard public health, resources and other interests.

Law360 recognized Motley Rice’s Securities and Consumer Fraud team as a 2021 Practice Group of the Year today, citing the firm’s role in negotiating an $809.5 million settlement for Twitter, Inc. shareholders. Other case involvement, such as leadership in the multidistrict litigation over the Blackbaud data breach and…

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease that affects the most vulnerable among us – premature infants. It is a serious, sometimes fatal condition with potentially lifelong consequences. While NEC is a known risk for preterm infants, researchers have found that a seemingly innocent sources can…

Legal publication Law360 recognized Motley Rice as a 2021 Practice Group of the Year in the Product Liability. Only five firms nationwide received the award.

Today’s announcement that the biggest three opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, McKesson and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson will move forward and finalize $26 billion in opioid funding comes as welcome news for the millions of families, first responders and others nationwide who know all too…

After a month-long review of nationwide participation, opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and the U.S.’s three largest opioid distributors- AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson- agreed today to move forward with combined $26 billion settlements.

As outside counsel to The State of Rhode Island, Motley Rice attorneys were by the side of Attorney General Peter Neronha as he finalized a preliminary settlement with opioid manufacturers Allergan and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on March 21, 2022.