A Jefferson County woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Target Corporation, claiming two area stores did not give her full credit for manfacturers' coupons she presented for purchases of baby wipes, frozen meals and baby food in September.

Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones has been selected as one of the 15 attorneys who will lead the multidistrict litigation (MDL) resulting from the BP oil spill. Jones was selected from among more than 100 lawyers to serve on the Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC).

More than 100 lawyers who are suing BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have applied for coveted places on the committee that will lead the multidistrict litigation, citing either the extensive work they've already done or the unique role they would serve as the representative of a specific group of alleged victims.

Washington, DC-C. Gibson Vance was announced today as the new president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at the organization's annual convention.  Vance will spearhead AAJ's mission of making sure people have a fair chance to receive justice through the legal system, even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.

Plaintiffs lawyers are converging on New Orleans today for another Gulf Coast oil spill gathering to discuss everything from the parallels with the Exxon Valdez disaster to the best trial techniques to nail an oil giant. No doubt the lawyers will also try to draw some shade of meaning for future litigation from Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans to block the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling.

As plaintiffs' lawyers prepare to file their consolidated class action on behalf of Toyota consumers, they face an obstacle that has prevented similar claims from advancing in the past: Class members didn't actually suffer physical injuries. The class members assert that they suffered economic injuries because their vehicles declined in value following recalls tied to sudden acceleration problems. Courts have rejected similar argument in class actions brought under products liability laws, according to plaintiffs' lawyers who spoke during a March conference on the Toyota litigation.

June 15 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward is being pressed about cost-cutting that House Democrats said added to the danger of an explosion at the company's Gulf of Mexico oil well.

Since the oil rig accident in the Gulf of Mexico last month, attorneys and staff personnel for Montgomery's Beasley Allen law firm have been working almost around the clock assessing claims of those who may be adversely impacted by the economic and ecological disaster.

Rhon Jones, who heads the firm's environmental practice, has been leading  Beasley-Allen's efforts. In an interview last Thursday, Jones said the number of people the oil spill could impact is immense.

The defendants' push to stay Gulf of Mexico oil spill cases hit another snag in Mobile, Ala. A second federal judge in the Southern District of Alabama on Tuesday denied requests by BP PLC and Halliburton Energy Services Inc. to delay two proposed class actions over economic losses.

U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose denied stays in Bon Secour Fisheries Inc., et al. v. BP, filed on behalf of a fishery and a seafood processor, and Deupree Outdoor Guide Services Inc. v. BP, filed on behalf of a charter fishing company. She offered no explanation.

Alabama plaintiffs firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles has filed another class action lawsuit against BP and other companies related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  The lawsuit, which was announced Thursday and alleges negligence and wanton misconduct, also names Haliburton and Cameron International as defendants.

According to the petition, the firm seeks to, "represent property owners and rental agencies that have incurred damages related to the disaster, including: real property damages; personal property damages; loss of profits and earning capacity; loss of commercial and subsistence use of natural resources; increased costs of public services; and, loss of revenues."