Beasley Allen in the News

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$4.85 Billion Settlement for Vioxx Claims

| November 9, 2007
Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to resolve Vioxx-related claims in which a claimant has suffered a heart attack, sudden cardiac death, or stroke.

Uncertainty Legal Deadlines Factored into Merck Vioxx Pact

Dow Jones Newswires | November 9, 2007
Merck once vowed to fight the massive Vioxx litigation case-by-case over many years. So why has the drug maker agreed to settle most of the lawsuits.

Green Eggs & Ham

The Blog of Legal Times | November 9, 2007
It was 6:30 a.m. in New Orleans, and Russ Herman had worked up an appetite. "I met my son for breakfast," Herman said. "We had eggs over light, two biscuits, ham, and several cups of coffee. And we had a lot to talk about."

Major Drug Company Settles Suit for $4.85 Billion

WSFA 12 News | November 9, 2007
More than 45,000 people nationwide filed suit against the company after suffering heart attacks, strokes and sudden cardiac deaths.

State Supreme Court Ruling May Put Freeze on Legislative Projects

Selma Times-Journal | November 9, 2007
The state Legislature may not have as much money to open up programs they wanted after the Alabama Court threw out nearly all of a record verdict against Exxon Mobile.

State Panel OKs Hiring Lawyers for Medicaid Case

The Decatur Daily | November 9, 2007

The Alabama Legislature's Contract Review Committee on Thursday approved a contract to hire attorneys to represent the state in a massive lawsuit against 73 pharmaceutical companies.

Beasley Allen settles Vioxx suits for $4.85 billion

CNN Money | November 9, 2007

Merck & Co. announced Friday that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle as claims by as many as 47,000 groups of plaintiffs over injuries linked to its blockbuster Vioxx painkiller.

State Supreme Court lets Exxon Off Hook Once Again

| November 8, 2007
The Alabama Supreme Court, by tossing nearly 99 percent of a $3.6 billion verdict against ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, has refused to play Santa to state taxpayers.

Ruling Likely to Keep Judicial Races Pricey in Exxon Decision

The Associated Press | November 7, 2007
Alabama has developed a reputation for the nation's most expensive Supreme Court races during a 12 year battle that has changed the court from all Democratic to overwhelmingly Republican.

Overturning Exxon Verdict Appears Political

| November 4, 2007
Overturning Exxon verdict appears political, Gov. Bob Riley's legal adviser seemed surprised that the Alabama Supreme Court struck down the record $3.6 billion verdict for the state against the ExxonMobil Corp. in a dispute over natural gas pumped from Mobile Bay.