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.

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.

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.

A Drugs Day in Court

AARP Bulletin | April 7, 2005
Since Merck withdrew its blockbuster painkilling drug Vioxx from the market last September, saying it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the company has been deluged by lawsuits. One law firm alone, alone, among hundreds across the nation handling Vioxx cases, has received more than 10,000 inquiries from the drug.

Analysis: Impact of FDA Actions Regarding Painkillers on Big Drug Companies

National Public Radio | April 7, 2005
MICHELLE NORRIS, host: Investors in the two companies that make Vioxx, Celebrez and Bextra shrugged off today's FDA announcement, and on Wall Street, stock in Merck and Pfizer barely budged. NPR's Snigdha Prakash explains why.

Rollback Wrecker Lacked Underride Protection, Three Killed

Verdict Search | April 5, 2005
Rollback Wrecker Lacked Underride

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.

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.

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.