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Georgia school bus crash kills 6-year-old, Beasley Allen files Lawsuit
6 year old Arlana Haynes Beasley Allen lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 6-year-old girl who…
Several companies face lawsuits in wake of deadly Seattle crane collapse
Five companies involved in the operation of a crane tower that collapsed in Seattle April 27, killing four people and injuring two others, are facing…
Pfizer hit with lawsuits over Zantac cancer risk
Consumers have hit Pfizer Inc. with a proposed class action lawsuit. Plaintiffs claim that the pharmaceutical company should have known its heartburn drug Zantac (known…
Caterpillar death case settled on eve of trial
Beasley Allen has settled a wrongful death case that was set for trial in Barbour County, Alabama, on Jan 6. The case involved a Caterpillar…
FDA ignored talc warnings for years, caved to industry
In the past 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has relied upon – and often deferred to – industry even as outside…
U.S. intervenes in $1.28 billion whistleblower case against Navistar Defense
A whistleblower lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages from government contractor Navistar Defense LLC has won the support of the U.S. government. Whistleblower…
Murray Energy seeks to rid itself of worker pension and benefit obligations
Bankruptcy papers filed by Murray Energy, the largest privately owned U.S. coal company, and its CEO Robert Murray, indicate the company is using bankruptcy as…
U-Drive-It litigation update
A U-Drive-It entity is a business that owns vehicles in various sizes and leases them out to the general public or commercial transportation entities for…
Opioid multidistrict litigation, state cases updates
Lawyers in the opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL) debated in a hearing on Nov. 6 over future bellwether trials, a showdown that will closely follow settlements…
An update on the talc litigation
Beasley Allen lawyers will be in St. Louis, Missouri, this month for another talc trial in Missouri state court. Our Plaintiff, Vickie Forrest, was diagnosed…
Vaping linked to ‘cobalt lung’ disease found in metal workers
Severe lung illnesses linked to vaping are likely coming from various sources. In a new development, researchers of a recently published case study examined a…
Johnson and Johnson Opioid Trial Witness Arrested on Corruption Charges
The final witness testifying for Johnson & Johnson in the landmark state trial last summer in which the state of Oklahoma blamed the company for overdose…
Class Action alleges Subaru windshields defective and prone to break
A class-action lawsuit filed in a New Jersey federal court against Subaru alleges that 2017-2019 Forester and Outback vehicles are equipped with defective windshields that…
Hard Rock Hotel collapse a massive financial burden for New Orleans
The collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans cost the city $6 million in the first two weeks since the Oct. 12 disaster,…
Bausch quietly replaced talc in body powder ahead of J&J recall
Bloomberg has reported that earlier this year, Bausch Health Cos. Inc., manufacturer of Shower to Shower, quietly reformulated the body powder. Bausch replaced the talcum…
Class Action Settlement Valued at $40.7 Million Reached with Banner and William Penn
Subject to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland’s final approval, Banner Life Insurance Company (Banner) and William Penn Life Insurance Company…
JUUL MDL created and sent to California
With a growing number of JUUL e-cigarette related injuries and class action lawsuits being filed throughout the federal court system, Juul Labs, Inc. filed a…
Target Pulls Johnson’s Baby Powder from Shelves After Asbestos Scare
Target is the latest national retail store pulling all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson’s Baby Powder from its shelves, one week after Johnson & Johnson issued a…
CVS Pulls All 22oz Johnson’s Baby Powder Bottles Over Asbestos Concerns
CVS Health Corp. isn’t taking any chances. The company is pulling all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson’s Baby Powder from its stores’ shelves and off its website after…
Walmart, Rite Aid, CVS Pull Johnson’s Baby Powder from Shelves for Asbestos Risk
Walmart and Rite Aid are following CVS Health’s lead and are pulling all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson’s Baby Powder from their shelves following Johnson & Johnson’s recall…
Possible link between Zantac and cancer leads to multiple recalls
In early September, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement that N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was detected in at least one manufacturer’s version of ranitidine, a…
Georgia man killed in home-built aircraft crash in Alabama
A Fayetteville, Georgia, a man was killed after the experimental, home-built plane he was piloting crashed in Anniston, Alabama. According to the FAA Aviation Safety…
Video shot before Hard Rock hotel collapse could provide valuable clues
Investigators are working to verify a cell phone video taken a couple of days before the Hard Rock hotel collapsed in New Orleans on Oct….
Lawyers: J&J Baby Powder recall confirms asbestos in iconic product
Attorneys pursuing litigation on behalf of ovarian cancer victims say that today’s announcement of a recall by Johnson & Johnson of more than 30,000 bottles…