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19 Sep 2011, 10:07 pm
Following murmurs about pay-to-play, South Carolina has turned down offers from local powerhouse Motley Rice and from Labaton Sucharow, whose attorneys had donated $12,000 to Attorney General Alan Wilson. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 4:30 am
Plaintiffs’ mega-firm Motley Rice, based in Charleston, South Carolina, has filed two lawsuits – one in state court in Charleston and the second in South Carolina federal court. [read post]
5 Jun 2011, 6:26 pm
The complaint also identifies as nondefendant coconspirators other law firms that have represented the Ecuadorian plaintiffs--Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady and Patton Boggs--and firms that have provided financing for the Lago Agrio suit, including Kohn Swift & Graf, Motley Rice, and Burford Group. [read post]
5 May 2011, 10:53 pm
McConnell made his Motley Rice law firm, based in South Carolina, into Rhode Island’s biggest political donor during the same period that state officials were hiring him to run, on contingency fee, what it was hoped would be a hugely lucrative suit against former makers of lead paint. [read post]
4 May 2011, 3:11 pm
Senators voted late today to confirm Motley Rice partner John "Jack" McConnell Jr. for U.S. [read post]
4 May 2011, 11:19 am
As a lawyer, McConnell has been with Motley Rice or its predecessor firms since 1986. [read post]
4 May 2011, 8:21 am
John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor against the nomination of McConnell, an attorney with Motley Rice who made -- and continues to make -- millions from the state tobacco lawsuit, is a major political contributor across the nation -- even in North Dakota -- and who in his public statements demonstrates judicial intemperance. [read post]
3 May 2011, 3:18 pm
John Cornyn (R-TX) has distributed a "Dear Colleague" letter that destroys the already weak case for Senate confirmation of Motley Rice attorney John "Jack" McConnell to the U.S. [read post]
3 May 2011, 5:34 am
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday filed a cloture motion to force a confirmation vote on John "Jack" McConnell, the Motley Rice lawyer and major Democratic contributor who made millions from the state tobacco lawsuits. [read post]
2 May 2011, 4:40 pm
McConnell is a partner at Motley Rice, a South Carolina-based plaintiffs’ firm. [read post]
2 May 2011, 1:00 pm
” Ron Motley of South Carolina’s Motley Rice, one of the firms leading the multi-district litigation in New York, said he doesn’t believe bin Laden’s death will have any effect on the actual case, since bin Laden was never treated as a legitimate defendant. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 3:40 pm
"GOP Renews Criticism of Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee": At "The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times," David Ingram has a post that begins, "In what's become a proxy for debate over mass torts, U.S. senators are clashing again over the nomination of Motley Rice partner John McConnell Jr. for a seat on the federal bench. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:52 pm
Whether the Motley Rice trial attorney and Democratic contributor ever gets a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor is another matter. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:51 pm
Short of Goodwin Liu, perhaps no federal judicial nominee in the past year has been roughed up in Congress more than John McConnell (pictured), a partner at famed plaintiffs’ firm Motley Rice. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 10:35 am
Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), whose state is home to Motley Rice’s main office. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 10:46 am
McConnell was one of the leading tobacco lawyers, a top money maker for the Motley Rice firm in Providence and a big Democratic contributor. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 10:01 am
As the top litigator at his mega Providence law firm (Motley Rice), McConnell has raked in between $2 to $3 million a year since 1999 and will receive between $2.5 and $3.1 million annually through 2024 in “deferred compensation” for work on tobacco litigation. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 3:23 pm
" Among the co-conspirators are (1) environmental consultants; (2) Ecuadorian lawyers and plaintiffs; (3) U.S. law firms Patton Boggs, Motley Rice, and Kohn Swift & Graf; (4) and environmental activists Amazon Watch and Rainforest Action Network. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 6:55 am
" Joe Rice, a founding member of Mount Pleasant, S.C. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 6:55 am
" Joe Rice, a founding member of Mount Pleasant, S.C. [read post]
