Navan Ward in the News

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Lead Attorney in DePuy Hip Recall Litigation
 

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Evidence indicates link between combination HRT and breast cancer

| February 17, 2012
For years, drug companies touted the benefits of HRT. Marketing campaigns for medications like Premarin, Prempro and Provera targeted both women and their doctors, promising that the drugs could perform miracles. Manufacturers boasted these drugs could not only temper bothersome symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, mood swings, and vaginal dryness, but they had the added benefit of protecting women against heart disease, a serious concern among older women. Use of these drugs was even encouraged for off-label uses, including the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

ASB Young Lawyers Section presents $1,000 grant to Volunteer Lawyers Program

| February 6, 2012
Navan Ward, Jr., President of the Alabama State Bar’s Young Lawyers Section, presented a check for $1,000 to representatives of the Alabama State Bar (ASB) Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). The money was collected by the Alabama Young Lawyers Section (AL YLS) during its annual fundraising activities. The VLP was chosen in recognition of its work with victims of the devastating 2011 tornados that ripped through much of Northeast Alabama.

Beasley Allen attorney Navan Ward to help lead Pinnacle hip implant litigation

| January 23, 2012
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (January 23, 2012) – Navan Ward, Jr., a shareholder with Montgomery based law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has been selected to serve on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for multidistrict litigation (MDL) surrounding the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant. The litigation involves more than 500 cases consolidated under Judge James E. Kinkeade in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Pinnacle litigation involves allegations of serious adverse events associated with the Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System, a metal-on-metal hip implant. DePuy Orthopaedics is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Beasley Allen names Jones 'Top Attorney,' recognizes other leading lawyers in firm

| December 14, 2011
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., announced Dec. 14 that Shareholder Rhon E. Jones was selected as the firm’s Litigator of the Year. The annual recognition is presented to the attorney who demonstrates exceptional professional skill throughout the course of the year and best represents the firm’s ideal of “helping those who need it most.”

Beasley Allen shareholder Navan Ward leading AAJ Minority Caucus

| August 18, 2011
Beasley Allen Shareholder Navan Ward is currently serving as the 2011-2012 Minority Caucus Chair for the American Association for Justice. Established in 1992, the Minority Caucus is responsible for recommending and developing educational opportunities, networking programs and other activities of special interest to AAJ members of color. The Caucus helps to develop programs to stimulate minority membership and participation in leadership roles. It also works on joint programs with other AAJ Sections and special interest groups.

Beasley Allen attorney Chad Cook selected to help lead Fosamax consolidated litigation

| July 15, 2011
Wesley Chadwick Cook has been selected to serve on Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC) for the consolidated litigation of cases involving the Fosamax Femur Fracture multidistrict litigation (MDL)

Navan Ward to lead Alabama Lawyers Association as President

Beasley Allen Legal News | June 8, 2011
Beasley Allen Shareholder Navan Ward assumed the role of President of the Alabama Lawyers Association at the organization’s annual meeting held June 3-5 in Panama City, Fla. Ward takes the office following his professional colleague at Beasley Allen, Larry Golston, who served as ALA President June 2010-2011.

Beasley Allen attorneys named to 2011 Super Lawyers list

BEASLEY ALLEN LEGAL NEWS | April 29, 2011

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (April 29, 2011)  - Eleven Beasley Allen attorneys were selected for inclusion on the 2011 Super Lawyers list, a designation earned by fewer than five percent of lawyers in the state. Included on the list are the firm's founding shareholder, Jere L. Beasley, as well as shareholders J. Greg Allen, Thomas J. Methvin, J. Cole Ports, Daniel W. "Dee" Miles III, Andy D. Birchfield, Jr., Rhon E. Jones and Benjamin E. Baker, Jr. Three Beasley Allen attorneys also were included on the Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys - those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing 10 years or less. Beasley Allen's Rising Stars are Chris D. Glover, William H. Robertson, V, and Navan Ward.

Beasley Allen attorney Navan Ward selected as a leader in Hip Recall litigation

BEASLEY ALLEN LEGAL NEWS | January 25, 2011

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. attorney Navan Ward, Jr., who practices in the firm's Mass Torts section, has been chosen to help direct litigation related to the recall of 93,000 defective hip implant parts. Ward is one of 19 lawyers selected to oversee the consolidated litigation as part of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC).

Lawsuits involving defective hip replacement parts to be consolidated

BEASLEY ALLEN LEGAL NEWS | December 4, 2010

It was announced this weekend that federal cases involving defective hip implant parts manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will be consolidated in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio under U.S. District Judge David A. Katz. The hip implant parts were recalled August 26 after research indicated patients who received the parts required a much higher than usual rate of revision surgeries.