Recent research has found a link between the chemicals in hair relaxer products and ovarian, uterine and endometrial cancer. People who have suffered significant health problems as a result of using hair relaxers may be entitled to seek compensation through a hair relaxer lawsuit.
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is located in North Carolina. Countless service members, their families and civilians have lived and worked at the base. From Aug. 1953 – Dec. 1987, these people may have been exposed to toxic water. People who develop cancer, kidney disease and other health problems listed below may be eligible to file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit.
Motley Rice is proud to participate in the 2024 Charleston Black Expo in a number of ways. The Charleston Black Expo provides a day filled with discussions, cultural exhibitions, business showcases, workshops, and more, all centered on Charleston’s Black community.
Health and Legal Equality Panel (March 9, 2024, Room 11. 11am-12pm)
A lawsuit against the manufacturers and retailers of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches, on behalf of parents alleging the fruit pouches caused lead-poising resulting in life long injuries and the need for continued medical treatment for their two toddler children.
WanaBana USA voluntarily recalled all lots of its Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée pouches in recent weeks after staggeringly high levels of toxic lead were found in the fruit snack.
Motley Rice medical attorneys filed a lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2023 for a Pennsylvania woman who took Wegovy® believing it to be a safe, effective way to lose weight. Instead, she alleges, she suffered severe stomach cramping, vomiting and nausea within months of starting the drug and required hospitalization to treat gastroparesis.
South African human rights lawyers filed an action against global mining companies South32, BHP Billiton PLC and Seriti Power seeking legal remedies for sick miners and the families of workers who died due to coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD) in the form of pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Attorneys for Hanan Elatr Khashoggi filed a multi-count lawsuit against cyber-intelligence firm, NSO Group and its parent company Q Cyber, on June 15 alleging intentional cyber espionage actions contributed to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi while inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018.
Motley Rice is proud to announce that environmental attorney Esther Berezofsky and technology attorney Previn Warren have been included in the 2023 list of The National Law Journal as Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers.
ALM and The National Law Journal selected Motley Rice as a finalist in 11 Elite Trial Lawyers categories for 2023. Additionally, Motley Rice attorney Annie Kouba is receiving the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs’ Bar award.
Legal publication Law360 selected three Motley Rice attorneys to sit on its Editorial Advisory Boards for the 2023 term. Louis Bograd will advise on Law360’s appellate coverage while James Brauchle and Previn Warren will advise on transportation and consumer protection, respectively. Law360 editorial advisory boards meet annually to discuss and offer feedback on how the publication can improve its coverage of dozens of practice areas. The boards also serve to provide reporters with a pool of potential sources for news articles.
U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou granted final approval to a $54 million settlement, providing significant compensation for residents of Kent County, Mich., whose properties were impacted by toxic PFAS contamination.
On May 5, 2021, Motley Rice filed the nation’s first proposed antitrust class action against Sony concerning PlayStation® digital games. The Complaint alleges that Sony engaged in anticompetitive conduct by eliminating the sale of digital PlayStation games through retailers in order to force consumers to exclusively purchase digital PlayStation games at higher prices from the Sony PlayStation Store.
Our attorneys have a strong track record of landmark action for consumer and worker protection, beginning with asbestos and tobacco and continuing today in a wide variety of litigation. We're honored to be recognized by many groups including these below. Selection criteria for each of the awards can be found here.
Recently, hundreds of women have come forward to claim that after a frequent use of hair straightening products, they have started to develop harmful effects.
"The body of literature is, has recently come to light, uh, exploring the health associations between endometrial uterine ovarian cancer," said Tope Leyimu a member attorney with Motley Rice. "And it's tied to, uh, people who frequently use hair relaxer products. And so the time is right now to, uh, pursue these cases."
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Sailed Through Gaps in Food-Safety System
Hundreds of American children were poisoned last year. Records show how, time and again, the contamination went unnoticed.
Cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches sold in grocery and dollar stores last year poisoned hundreds of American children with extremely high doses of lead, leaving anxious parents to watch for signs of brain damage, developmental delays and seizures.
In the wake of thousands of complaints being levied against manufacturers of allegedly harmful hair relaxer chemicals over a period of years, the Motley Rice law firm is leading the charge in pursuing litigation against those companies.
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