It was announced this weekend that federal cases involving defective hip implant parts manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will be consolidated in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio under U.S. District Judge David A. Katz. The hip implant parts were recalled August 26 after research indicated patients who received the parts required a much higher than usual rate of revision surgeries.

The Mobile Press-Register is reporting that Alabama Attorney General Troy King has issued a "consumer alert" about the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which is handling claims related to the BP oil spill disaster. According to the paper, the alert, issued this morning, says claims administrator Ken Feinberg has been misleading oil spill victims about the claims process.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. attorney Rhon Jones, who heads the firm's Environmental Law section, has been chosen to help direct litigation related to the BP oil disaster. Jones is one of 15 lawyers out of more than 100 who applied to oversee the consolidated litigation as part of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC). The BP litigation, which involves hundreds of cases against the oil giant and other defendants, was consolidated under U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans in August.

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).

An article published Oct. 1 by the Super Lawyers Blog lists Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones among the top candidates for selection to the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL). The article, titled "Talent abounds among applicants for BP litigation steering committee" notes that many of the lawyers who are applying for a spot on the MDL panel have been featured on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Jones has been included on the Super Lawyers list in 2009 and 2010.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed a lawsuit against BP and other defendants on behalf of Daniel Hudley. The suit alleges that in July, Hudley, 43, was exposed to dangerous levels of crude oil and toxic dispersants when he entered the Gulf of Mexico  at Orange Beach, Ala., and swam out attempting to rescue a drowning child. Hudley, 43, was treated at the hospital for about two hours after the incident, but since that time has been extremely ill, suffering from severe headaches and intense abdominal pain, among other symptoms.

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.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has been hired by the Alabama Restaurant Association (ARA) to provide legal counsel to businesses suffering as a result of the BP oil spill. Restaurants and other hospitality industry businesses have lost and unfortunately continue to lose significant revenue as a result of the oil spill, which severely impacted the availability and pricing of commercial seafood, and crippled the tourist industry at the beginning of its peak season.

After five long months fraught with anxiety and stress, Gulf Coast residents finally heard some uplifting news: the blown-out well that threatens to destroy their health, businesses, way of life, and communities with massive clumps of sticky oil has been permanently sealed. But as BP's stocks rise and the rest of the world starts to look beyond the environmental disaster, residents of coastal Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi will be left dealing with the spill's aftermath for years to come.

In this video, Beasley Allen shareholder Gibson Vance, who is currently serving as President of the American Association for Justice, discusses legal issues surrounding the BP oil spill, including legislation currently in Congress, and how those on the Gulf Coast will seek recourse for the damage.