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Lawyers Resolve Ethical Concerns In Vioxx Settlement

The Associated Press | January 22, 2008
A federal judge overseeing a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck & Co. involving its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller expressed confidence Friday that lawyers have resolved ethical concerns about the agreement.

Vioxx Settlement Gaining Ground with 95 Percent of Plaintiffs Signing On

NewsInferno | January 22, 2008
The pending Merck Vioxx settlement appears to be on track, as more than 95 percent of possible Vioxx claimants have signed on to Merck's $4.85 million settlement offer.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Georgia Pacific Settled Out of Court

Dothan Eagle | January 17, 2008

A wrongful death lawsuit resulting from a fall through the roof of a building at Georgia Pacific has settled out of court.

Judge Sides with Exxon in Payment Dispute with State

The Associated Press | January 15, 2008
The billions that state officials had once coveted from the largest jury verdict in Alabama history is now a scrap over millions.

More on the Dead Peasant Insurance Saga

The Tampa Tribune | January 11, 2008
Beasley Allen has written on a practice existing in Corporate America known as "dead peasant" insurance. This is the label put on a practice where an employee takes out life insurance policies on their employees without approval of the employees.

Alabama Settles with 2 in Drug Lawsuits

The Associated Press | January 10, 2008

The state of Alabama will receive almost $7 million from a settlement with two drug manufacturers, who were defendants in a lawsuit the state filed against more than 70 pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Vioxx Settlement Plan Heads for Key Deadlines

The Wall Street Journal | January 10, 2008
As deadlines near on the settlement Merck & Co. has proposed for cases related to its Vioxx painkiller, it looks highly likely enough plaintiffs will sign on to seal the deal.

Criminal prosecution In nursing home abuse cases

In the Consumer's Corner | January 3, 2008
Filing a civil suit against a nursing home that has caused serious injury or even death to a loved one is not the only avenue of redress against the nursing facility and its staff. Most families of residents in nursing homes are unaware that nursing home staff members may be prosecuted for the abuse…

Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement

The New York Times | December 21, 2007
Several plaintiffs' lawyers have asked the federal judge overseeing the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement to give them the freedom to keep some of their clients outside the settlement.

Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District Settles Claims

The Jere Beasley Report | December 16, 2007
Beasley Allen, along with the firm of McCorquodale & McCorquodale, which is located in Jackson, Alabama, represented Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District.