Litigation proceeding in $800M Kessler estate dispute
Court order bars any future evictions of Kessler family from property, sets schedule for case review in ongoing legal battle surrounding the $800-million estate of Gerald Kessler.
Beasley Allen secures $30 million whistleblower settlement in USIS national security case
Lawyers battle to keep whistleblower case alive, ultimately reaching settlement of allegations that private contractor U.S. Investigation Services (USIS) violated the False Claims Act.
Beasley Allen secures $8 million verdict for victim injured in Volkswagen crash
A federal court jury awarded a Carroll County, Ga., woman and her husband $8 million in a case of sudden unintended acceleration that left Plaintiff Cheryl Bullock severely and permanently injured after a September 2011 crash.
Target Data Breach details revealed
Beasley Allen, along with several law firms from around the country, is diligently prosecuting a class action lawsuit against Target on behalf of the financial institutions who bore the brunt of the credit card thefts that resulted from Target’s alleged negligence in failing to safeguard customer financial information.
State of Alabama announces $2 billion agreement in principle to settle BP oil spill litigation
The agreement in principle to resolve all claims against BP means more than $2 billion dollars is expected for Alabama to address economic losses and natural resource damages resulting from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf.
$2.4 Billion Settlement Agreement Reached In Actos Bladder Cancer Litigation
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has agreed to a $2.4 billion settlement to resolve bladder cancer claims tied to its Type 2 diabetes drug Actos. The settlement will compensate an anticipated 9,000 claimants who filed federal and state lawsuits alleging they suffered from bladder cancer after taking Actos, says Beasley Allen lawyer Andy D. Birchfield.
$18.79 Million verdict Awarded to man paralyzed by negligent repair returned by Mobile County jury
Beasley Allen lawyers secured a $18.79 million verdict in favor of Plaintiff Colin Lacy in a case against Empire Truck Sales, LLC of Mobile, Ala., and IMMI of Westfiled, Ind. The Mobile County jury verdict included $13.79 million in compensatory damages and an additional $5 million in punitive damages.
Melton case settles after exposing GM defective ignition switch cover-up
Lawyers representing Ken and Beth Melton, whose claims against General Motors for the death of their daughter exposed a 10-year cover-up of the ignition switch defect, announced that a second lawsuit has been resolved with a confidential settlement.
Beasley Allen files class action lawsuit on behalf of Honda owners affected by defective Takata airbags
Lawyers from Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., along with co-counsel, have filed a class action lawsuit for economic losses related to potentially defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corporation.
Beasley Allen secures settlement for family of University of Alabama student killed in crash after Alabama National Championship game
Attorneys have reached a settlement agreement in the wrongful death of University of Alabama student Natalie Baine, killed in an automobile crash in January 2013 after National Championship game.
Beasley Allen files lawsuit on behalf of families affected by Legionnaires disease after local hotel stay
Lawsuit filed on behalf of two families affected by Legionnaires disease after an overnight stay at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Elmore County
Alaska ends Medicaid Fraud litigation with justice for its citizens
Beasley Allen has represented numerous states in Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Medicaid Fraud litigation, settling more than $1.3 billion in claims. In 2013, Alaska became the ninth state to announce an end to AWP litigation. Through the litigation, Alaska recovered more than $45 million from pharmaceutical companies that had defrauded the state and its citizens. […]
