Additionally, according to ALM, “While the categories are very similar to past years, 2020 marks the official launch of a strategic partnership between ALM and The National Trial Lawyers. The National Trial Lawyers is a membership organization of civil plaintiffs and criminal defense attorneys, offering education and networking as well as recognition programs for the top lawyers in the plaintiff and criminal defense bar across the country. ALM’s new 2020 partnership with NTL allowed the company to expand its reach to new organizations and geographies.†To be eligible for the award, firms should devote at least 50% of their litigation resources to plaintiffs work.
Wrongful Death
Our human rights attorneys have a history of working for victims of torture, wrongful death, wrongful imprisonment, childhood sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Sex Crimes
Plaintiffs’ law firm Motley Rice, along with law firm Leigh Day, is investigating potential legal claims regarding allegations of trafficking, rape, severe sexual assault, physical abuse, and exploitation, suffered by individuals while employed by department store, Harrods.
Fraud
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 the resolution of litigation filed for SCANA Corp. shareholders, the largest securities class action settlement ever reached in the District of the South Carolina, also garnered attention from Law360.
Fidelma Fitzpatrick represents people and communities in toxic tort and environmental matters, including property damage and personal injury claims. Her experience with complex civil litigation has led her to represent other victims of corporate malfeasance, including thousands of women who suffered health problems after receiving medical devices such as Essure®, pelvic mesh/sling products and IUDs, as well as people harmed by consumer products such as chemical hair straighteners.
Motley Rice attorneys have experience representing victims of train disasters, including representing people who were injured when two trains collided in January 2005 in Graniteville, S.C., resulting in a massive chlorine spill that injured dozens and killed eight people. The settlement provided compensation for personal injury claims associated with the crash and chemical spill. Read more about our train and railroad litigation experience.
Medical Malpractice
The National Law Journal also vetted numerous nomination submissions, including self-nominations for accomplishments from the same time period across seven categories of plaintiff lawyers, based on particular types of cases. Those practice areas were: Employment; Medical malpractice; Products liability; Special litigation; Securities; Motor vehicle. More information.