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Address: 50 Clay Street, Suite 1, morgantown, WV, 26501
Law Firm: Motley Rice LLC
Phone: 304-413-0457
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Website: http://www.motleyrice.com
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Description | John Hurst works to hold corporations accountable for the harm they do to individuals and society, developing and executing case strategies in toxic tort, occupational disease, chemical flavoring, catastrophic injury, medical device and product liability cases.John represents workers and their family members injured by occupational, environmental or household exposure to asbestos, including numerous mesothelioma victims. A central member of the West Virginia team, he also manages large, complex multi-party litigation and works extensively in federal, state, and bankruptcy court at both trial and appellate levels. John litigates legal issues under product, premises, and employer liability theories. John represents merchant mariners with Jones Act claims against their shipowner employers in the federal asbestos MDL-875 and in the Northern District of Ohio and has presented on this topic. In 2014, John was a key member of a trial team that obtained a compensatory and punitive damages verdict in Massachusetts federal court against a manufacturer of asbestos-containing fireproofing. Recognized as an AV rated attorney Martindale-Hubbell, John’s experience goes beyond occupational disease litigation. He represented victims of a 2009 explosion at the ConAgra facility in Garner, N.C., and negotiated the resolution of those claims against industrial contractors.John published the first academic analysis of credit counseling agencies, Protecting Consumers from Consumer Credit Counseling, 9 N.C. Banking Inst. 159 (2005), and co-authored Premises Liability Update: Employee Cases, for Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation, (March 9-11, 2009), and The Changing Landscape of Single Sex Education, School Law Bulletin (2006). Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.Awards and Accolades Super Lawyers 2014-2020 West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars listPersonal injury – general: plaintiff; Personal injury – products: plaintiff; Class action/mass torts: plaintiffRelated Blog Posts September 24, 2020 Mesothelioma Awareness Month: Jobs you didn’t know pose a risk by: John D. Hurst September 18, 2017 Asbestos a hidden danger left behind in hurricanes’ wake by: John D. Hurst Related News August 5, 2016 Joe Rice Co-Chairs annual Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference for 7th consecutive year August 4, 2016 Judge Gives Consolidated California Essure Cases a Boost in Rulings, Following Briefing and Argument by Motley Rice and Co-Counsel February 29, 2016 FDA takes action on Essure permanent birth control procedure |
Causes, Not Just CasesMotley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms, was founded by Ron Motley, Joe Rice and numerous other attorneys and support staff who performed pioneering work in the areas of asbestos, tobacco and other complex litigation. With more than 90 attorneys, assisted by hundreds of support personnel, Motley Rice LLC is built upon advocacy for the rights of workers, consumers, families and inves…
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