Beasley Allen in the News

More on the Dead Peasant Insurance Saga

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.

Vioxx Settlement Plan Heads for Key Deadlines

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.

Alabama Settles with 2 in Drug Lawsuits

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.

Case Against Georgia Pacific Corporation Settled

Beasley Allen settled a wrongful death case recently against Georgia Pacific Corporation that arose out of a workplace incident.

Medical Device Case Settled

Beasley Allen represented a client whose prosthetic leg failed due to an improper fitting by the prosthetist.

Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement

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

Beasley Allen, along with the firm of McCorquodale & McCorquodale, which is located in Jackson, Alabama, represented Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District.

School Bus Safety is the Issue

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finally set seat belts standards for school buses.

Vioxx Settlement Conference A Plaintiff Bar Discussion & Roundtable

On November 9th, Merck & Co. Inc. announced that they would pay $4.85 billion to settle product liability claims related to usage of Vioxx.

High Court Nullifies Exxon Jury Verdict

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.