Beasley Allen in the News

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Moore wants Legislature to go back to meeting every other year

| October 16, 2005

Some Attorneys Peeved About Vioxx Windfall for Colleagues

The Wall Street Journal | October 4, 2005
Attorney Christopher Seeger is putting the heat on Merck & Co. as he argues in an Atlantic City, N.J., courtroom that Merck's Vioxx painkiller harmed his client. But he and 11 other attorneys are taking heat themselves from colleagues for their behind-the-scenes role in a different Vioxx venue.

Eufaula Pulpwood Gets Settlement

The Clayton Record | September 29, 2005
Eufaula Pulpwood has settled with Lexington Insurance Company for an undisclosed amount an a bad faith claim.

Ex-Boxer attorney takes on Merck

| September 12, 2005
The opening bell is about to sound in the biggest bout of Chris Seeger's career. But this time, the former amateur boxer isn't fighting in the ring.

Lawyer Ready for Good Fight

The Associated Press | September 12, 2005
TRENTON-- The opening bell is about to sound in the biggest bout of Chris Seeger's career.

Federal Vioxx Cases Moving to Houston due to Katrina

The Associated Press | September 6, 2005
TRENTON, N.J. (AP)- Coordination of hundred of federal lawsuits over Merck & Co.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is being moved to Houston from New Orleans, at least temporarily, because of the devastation there from Hurricane Katrina.

Texas Vioxx Verdict may Spur Changes in Trial Strategy

| August 29, 2005
A jury in Angleton, Texas found Merck & Co. liable and ordered the company to pay $253.5M to the widow of Robert Ernst, a 59-year-old tri-athlete who died four years ago of an arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.

Texas Vioxx Verdict May Spur Changes In Defense Trial Strategy

Lawyer's USA | August 29, 2005
On Aug. 19 a jury in Angleton, Texas found Merck & Co. liable and ordered the company to pay $253.5 million to the widow of Robert Ernst: a 59-year-old triathlete who died four years ago of an arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat. He had been taking Vioxx for about eight months to ease pain in his hands.

Prescription For Trouble

Bloomberg | August 28, 2005
When the pharmaceutical giant Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medication Vioxx off the market last fall, it was the largest prescription drug recall in history.

Judge sets dates for trio of Vioxx Trials

| August 27, 2005
A federal judge in New Orleans has set trial dates for early next year in three of the thousands of lawsuits brought against the manufacturer of the pain medication Vioxx