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.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (September 9, 2010)  – Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several cities for losses in revenue as a result of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The suit is the first to be filed by cities that are not on the Gulf Coast but have suffered revenue losses. The suit is filed in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Alabama on behalf of Greenville, Evergreen, Georgiana, and McKenzie, Alabama, as they have had to weather a significant decrease in tourist traffic to the Gulf coast in their highest season.  The suit alleges negligence, and damages under the Oil Pollution Act. Defendants named in the suit are BP, Transocean, Anadarko, Mitsui, Moex Offshore 2007, Halliburton, Cameron International, and M-I.  Attorneys representing the Plaintiffs are Jere L. Beasley and  Rhon Jones of Beasley Allen, as well as Richard Hartley of Hartley & Hickman.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of Alabama against British Petroleum and Nalco Company. The firm represents class representatives Glynis Wright and Janille Turner, who claim personal injuries and property damage related to BP's oil spill remediation activities on the Gulf Coast.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (July 6, 2010)  - Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Ala., against British Petroleum ("BP") and several other companies with ties to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The firm represents James E. Fisher and Kate C. Fisher, who have incurred damages related to the disaster, including damage to their real and personal property, earning capacity, business income and use of natural resources. This is the first lawsuit related to the BP oil spill disaster to be filed by Beasley Allen in Alabama state court.

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.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (June 21, 2010) - The Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed another lawsuit against British Petroleum ("BP") and several other companies with ties to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The firm represents Waylon Callaway, a commercial fisherman located in Gulf Shores, Alabama, who has incurred damages to his business as a result of the BP oil spill disaster, including loss of profits, business income, and earning capacity.