Motley Rice Attorney Speaks at National Welding Rod Litigation Conference

    MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Motley Rice LLC, one of the
 nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, today announced that attorney
 Jeffrey S. Thompson will present at the 2005 Mealey's Welding Rod Litigation
 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday, March 14, 2005.  The discussion,
 titled "Welding Fumes Related Brain Injury," will cover the latest
 developments in the scientific arena regarding welding fumes exposure and
 brain injury.
     The conference will present a balanced, in-depth examination of all the
 hot-button issues in welding rod litigation.  The faculty consists of
 experienced plaintiff and defense attorneys, litigation analysts, insurers,
 and medical experts.  Thompson, a member of Motley Rice, joined the firm in
 2003.  He leads the firm's efforts in occupational disease matters such as
 welding rod exposure and injuries as they relate to the Federal Employers'
 Liability Act (FELA), a law passed in 1908 to improve the safety of railroads
 and to provide for recovery of substantial damages by railroad workers or
 their families.  Thompson graduated magna cum laude from the University of
 Houston Law Center.
 
     About Motley Rice LLC
     Motley Rice LLC is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation
 firms.  Motley Rice attorneys gained global recognition for their pioneering
 work on behalf of asbestos victims, the State Attorneys General in their
 landmark litigation against Big Tobacco, and the 9/11 families in their
 groundbreaking lawsuit against terrorist financiers.  Motley Rice attorneys
 continue to seek justice in the areas of: catastrophic injury; complex case
 resolution; consumer and commercial fraud; environmental hazards and
 contamination; medical negligence and defects; occupational disease and toxic
 torts; and transportation defects.  For more information on Motley Rice LLC
 call 1-800-768-4026 or visit http://www.motleyrice.com .
 
 

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