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Sharing joy throughout the holiday season
Each year, beginning just before Thanksgiving, Beasley Allen employees start getting in the festive spirit and look forward to sharing the joy of the season…
US Senator Calls on FDA to Investigate Johnson and Johnson for Asbestos in Talc
On Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, Senator Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts), a member of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, called on the U.S. Food…
Breaking: Johnson & Johnson’s talc containing asbestos cover up exposed
A Reuters exposé released today revealed that since at least 1971 to the early 2000s, Johnson & Johnson’s executives, mine managers, scientists, doctors, and lawyers…
Missouri judge orders Johnson & Johnson CEO to submit to talc deposition
Johnson & Johnson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky will now have to appear for a deposition in a talcum powder lawsuit, which is…
Jury awards $774,000 to machine operator injured on the job
A Conecuh County, Alabama, jury awarded plaintiff John Dees $774,000 for permanent injuries he suffered while working for Onin Staffing, LLC at Tenax Manufacturing Alabama,…
Takata ignored whistleblowers concerned about explosive airbag chemical
Takata airbags were the focus of an investigative report aired by Australian television Sunday, demonstrating how the warnings voiced by the three Takata whistleblowers went…
Miles will help lead Ford F-150 class action lawsuit as Interim Co-Lead Counsel
Beasley Allen lawyer W. Daniel “Dee” Miles, III, head of the firm’s Consumer Fraud section, was appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in the class action…
A decade of celebrating pro bono legal services
A key tenet of American democracy is a due process under the law. As U.S. citizens, our “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” cannot be…
Beasley Allen employees participate in ‘Wear One Give One’ event to benefit local homeless shelter
Beasley Allen employees love sporting their denim on casual Fridays and they also have a passion for helping those in need. Combining the two joys…
More babies born addicted to opioids
Baby C.E. was born addicted to opioids, the first days of his life spent writhing in pain while he detoxified from the drugs his mother…
Ford F-150 brake defect class action moves forward
On Aug. 30, 2018, Beasley Allen attorneys H. Clay Barnett, III; Chris D. Baldwin and W. Dee Miles, III, filed in the Eastern District of…
Beasley Allen files wrongful death lawsuit for pilot’s widow
Beasley Allen has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Jean Moir, widow of Michael Moir, a commercial pilot who was killed during a…
Alabama’s Coach Safely Act: improving safety in youth athletics
Youth sports are gearing up for an active fall season, but in Alabama, a new law, the Coach Safely Act, is helping change the landscape…
Lawsuit filed on behalf of widow of man killed in 2016 Colonial Pipeline explosion
Lawyers from Beasley Allen have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Beverly Kay Willingham, widow of Anthony Lee Willingham, who was killed when a Colonial…
Alabama plays key role in Opioid MDL
Significant progress continues to be made in the opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL) consolidated before U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster in Cleveland, Ohio. Judge Polster…
Jury awards $4.69 billion to plaintiffs in talc ovarian cancer trial
A St. Louis jury has awarded $550 million in actual damages and an additional $4.14 billion in punitive damages to the 22 women who alleged…
J&J covered talc cancer risks for decades
For more than a century, Johnson & Johnson has promoted its Johnson’s Baby Powder as being safe enough for infants. Yet documents show that the…
Inside Beasley Allen: Working with referring attorneys to bridge clients’ needs
We continue our Inside Beasley Allen series with a look at the important role referring attorneys play in the firm’s work. The importance of building…
VW emissions cheat settlement deadlines looming
What is at issue in this litigation? Volkswagen admitted to installing a “cheat” device on certain models of its vehicles, while promoting them as “clean…
Jury awards $12 million to family of teen killed in defective Toyota 4Runner crash
A jury in Anderson County, South Carolina, awarded $12 million to the family of Lacee Dial. Dial passed away Sept. 15, 2012, when the rear…
J&J hit with $25.7 million verdict in talc mesothelioma trial
A California jury hit Johnson & Johnson with more than $25 million in damages after finding that the company’s talc-containing products contained asbestos, which caused…
MDL unites women in talc-related ovarian cancer claims
Five years ago, Deane Berg sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company’s talc-based products she used regularly for feminine hygiene caused her to develop ovarian…
Distracted Driving: A Young Woman’s Painful Path to Awareness
Looking back at the evening of March 29, 2013, Shelby Pitts says she was vaguely aware of the dangers of distracted driving, but like most…
J&J, Imerys hit with $117 million verdict in talc mesothelioma case
Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier Imerys America Inc. were hit with a combined $80 million in punitive damages on top of $37 million…