Beasley Allen in the News

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Bars Can Be Held Liable For Drunks' Accidents

THE DECATUR DAILY | April 7, 2005

When Brandy Ferguson filed a lawsuit against The Rum Jungle about the death of her 27-year-old husband, she stepped into an area of legal liability not popular with many jurors.

Beasley Allen Believes Bextra Recall was Long Overdue

April 7, 2005

Pfizer (the manufacturer of Celebrex and Bextra) suspended sales of their arthritis drug, Bextra, following a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unfortunately, this move may have come too late for thousands of people that have suffered a heart attack or stroke while taking this medication.

Pfizer Suspends Bextra, Agrees to Warning on Celebrex

April 7, 2005

Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drug maker, suspended sales of the Bextra painkiller at the request of U.S. regulators and agreed to apply the government's strictest warnings to its similar Celebrex drug.

Bars can be Held Liable for Drunks' Accidents

April 7, 2005

When Brandy Ferguson filed a lawsuit against The Rum Jungle about the death of her 27-year-old husband, she stepped into an area of legal liability not popular with many jurors.

Rollback Wrecker Lacked Underride Protection, Three Killed

VERDICT SEARCH | April 5, 2005

Rollback Wrecker Lacked Underride

Vioxx Watch: Mass Tort Manager, The Next Big MDL Takes Two Steps Forward

THE AMERICAN LAWYER | April 1, 2005

Mardi Gras is over, and the college kids on spring break have left New Orleans. But the Big Easy can rest assured: The Vioxx bar has taken their place.

Vioxx Watch: The next big MDL takes two Steps Forward

April 1, 2005

Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation sent pending product liability litigation involving Merck & Co., Inc.'s Vioxx drug to Judge Eldon Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Pre-Trial hearing starts for Vioxx Case

March 18, 2005

Dozens of lawyers filed into a federal courtroom for a first pre-trial hearing in the federal Vioxx liability case, the start of a legal process expected to be complex, years-long and costly for the painkiller's maker, Merck & Co.

Profits over people

THE EUFAULA TRIBUNE | March 13, 2005

Though it was taken off the market in September, it could be a while before the effects of the drug Vioxx have worn off.

Federal investigators questioning Gen Re about dealings with failed insurer ROA, Racketeering suits

BUSINESS INSURANCE MAGAZINE | March 7, 2005

OMAHA, Neb.-Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said federal investigators have made several requests for information from Berkshire subsidiary General Reinsurance Corp. related to an investigation of Glen Allen, Va.- based Reciprocal of America, a malpractice insurer that was seized by Virginia regulators in 2003 and subsequently put into liquidation.