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Motley Rice LLC

28 BRIDGESIDE BOULEVARD, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29465

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Litigation

Within Mass tort and class action: plaintiff representation – toxic tort, Motley Rice LLC is a first tier firm,

Motley Rice LLC, a strong plaintiff representation firm, has acted in several practice areas, including toxic tort and environmental pollution within a strong practice. The 65-lawyer firm, which also has some 250 support staff, ranks as one of the largest plaintiff representation specialists in the US and is headquartered in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina with offices in New York, Washington DC, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Particular strengths in the practice include industrial toxic exposure, and industrial pollution. A representative action which was settled during 2009 involved lead pollution, Rhode Island-based Vincent Greene settled a lead poisoning case on behalf of 18 children in his home state who, having been exposed to lead in infancy, brought an action against former landlords alleging damage to health. The firm also settled a soil contamination case during 2009 when the long-running Corvello vs. New England Gas Co, was settled. Anne Kearse, in Mount Pleasant, is an experienced litigator in occupational health claims including asbestosis. John Herrick, also in Mount Pleasant, leads the firm’s asbestosis group and John McConnell directs the firm’s environmental practice.

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