Legal Headlines

Product Liability

September 27, 2007
Our firm recently settled a product liability case against the manufacturer of a planer infeed table. Our client, Stokes Moring, was employed at Dixon Lumber Company in Eufaula, Alabama.



Product Liability

September 27, 2007
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch that has led to previous recalls based on reports of fires.



Product Liability

September 25, 2007
Our firm recently settled a wrongful death case involving a beautiful 18-year old young lady, Keely Griffin. She was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Montero Sport which was being driven by her best friend and they were returning home from spring break. Keely was properly wearing her seatbelt and had reclined the seat to rest on the trip home.



Product Liability

September 20, 2007
Our firm recently settled a very important case that underscores the importance of fully exploring all facts of a serious injury or death case because there may be a defective product involved. Information learned in this case is also important to share because owners of recreational vehicles (RV's) and horse trailers may be unaware of the potential risks associated with awnings attached to their vehicle or trailer.



Product Liability

September 20, 2007
A jury has ordered child safety seat maker Evenflo Co. to pay $10.4 million to the parents of a 4-month-old boy who died of head injuries in a car crash.



Product Liability

September 17, 2007
A jury in Florida ruled against Ford Motor Co. in a recent case. The verdict required Ford to pay $6 million to a Florida man who was paralyzed when the Ford Aerostar van he was in rolled over.



Product Liability

August 29, 2007
Many new sport utility vehicles, equipped with anti-rollover technology, are less of a risk for rollover crashes than their predecessors, the government says.



Product Liability

August 28, 2007
Many new sport utility vehicles, equipped with anti-rollover technology, are less of a risk for rollover crashes than their predecessors, the government says.



Product Liability

THE JERE BEASLEY REPORT | August 23, 2007

A product liability case scheduled for trial in Circuit Court in Eufaula Monday morning was settled.




Product Liability

August 22, 2007
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a warning to consumers about defectively manufactured tires that may have been sold in Illinois and could create a potential safety hazard for those riding in light trucks, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and vans equipped with the defective tires.