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MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – RPWB attorneys, together with co-counsel Nate Fata of the Fata Law Firm of Surfside Beach, SC, successfully defended the rights of approximately 1,100 class members impacted by a faulty energy savings program promoted by the Horry Electric Cooperative in the Myrtle Beach area. The Good Cents Program gave monthly credits to […]

Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman was again named as a leading plaintiff firm for toxic torts by The Legal 500, a well-respected, international law firm ranking service. RPWB was listed in the product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort – plaintiff category. The 2016 Legal 500 highlighted the firm’s robust asbestos and mesothelioma practice […]

Elizabeth Middleton Burke was awarded the Gold Compleat Lawyer Award by the University of South Carolina Law School Alumni Council on April 21, 2016. The award is the most prestigious given by the law school. It recognizes alumni for their outstanding civic and professional accomplishments. Burke, a 1997 graduate of the law school, is an […]

By Dave Butler One of the most common misconceptions about asbestos litigation is that there is one giant pot of money set aside for victims of mesothelioma – the insidious cancer caused by asbestos – and all plaintiffs need to do is apply for their share. If only things were that simple. Many companies manufactured asbestos-containing […]