Firm Announcements

Pharmaceutical

A lawsuit was filed Monday in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on behalf on plaintiff Harry E. French, Jr., who alleges he developed Serzone-induced hepatitis on or about December 2000 and March 2001. (A copy of the complaint is attached.)




Consumer Fraud

HENRY COUNTY, Ala. - A Henry County jury awarded a record $2.9 Million verdict in a securities fraud case today. The jury awarded $900,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $2 million in punitive damages against World Capital Brokerage of Tampa, Florida. Ray and Shirley Robinson, who reside in…




Environmental

Jere Beasley of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., and Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. are co-counsel in a massive PCB lawsuit pending in Federal Court in Birmingham, AL. When having learned of a lawsuit been filed by Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corp., in Anniston, AL, against a number of companies Mr. Beasley stated:




Pharmaceutical

A lawsuit recently filed against the makers of Vioxx alleges that Merck knew, or should have known of the harmful side effects of Vioxx, but continued to market the drug without warning the public about the dangers. The lawsuit is one of 11 lawsuits that have been filed against Merck by the firm of …




Community

Beasley, Allen Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. is pleased to e a sponsor for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk-A-Bout on Sunday, May 18th at the Montgomery Zoo. In addition to the generous donation, the law firm has put together a team of employees who have volunteere…




Community

Jere Beasley had distinguished himself as one of this nation's top trial lawyers. Although he served as Lieutenant Governor of Alabama for two terms (1971-1978), and run unsuccessfully for Governor once in 1978, his reputation today hinges largely on his formidable legal career and advocacy, w…




Personal Injury

On Dec. 10, 1999, 12-year-old honor student Jeffrey Jernigan was riding in the front passenger's seat of a 1993 Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by his brother. While driving near Smut Eye, Alabama, they were involved in a head-on collision, and the Delta 88's passenger compartment collapsed on Jeffrey.




Personal Injury

An Alabama jury awarded a $3 million verdict to David Moore, a resident of Bullock County, Alabama, who sued Alabama Power Company after being severely burned from touching a guy wire.




Consumer Fraud

Beasley Allen is one of the leading civil litigators in the United States with approximately 350 lawsuits currently UnumProvident Corporation and its subsidiary companies. Additional lawsuits against UnumProvident Corporation are being filed at an ever-increasing rate.




Consumer Fraud

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Less than a week after The Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of HealthSouth Corporation, Dorothy Lee Warren, a Montgomery resident, has filed a securities fraud lawsuit against the Birmingham based company and CEO Richard Scrushy. The…