Firm Wants Decision Reheard on Continental Carbon

The Continental Carbon Co. Filed a petition Wednesday asking the 11th Circuit Court U.S. Court of Appeals to rehear its decision in March that upheld a $17.5 million punitive damage award against the Phenix City carbon black plant and its parent company, China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

Celebrex Blamed for Injuries Economic Damages in Madison County Suit

Five plaintiffs claim they suffered heart attacks, strokes or other serious injuries and economic damages as a result of taking the pain-reliever Celebrex in a suit filed April 5 in Madison County Circuit Court.

Continental Carbon asks Federal Appeals Court to Rehear Decision

The Continental Carbon Co. today filed a petition asking the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to rehear its decision in March that upheld a $17.5 million punitive damage award against the Phoenix City carbon black plant and its parent company, China Synthetic Rubber Corp.

Jury Returns Slightly Mixed Verdict in First Vioxx Trial

Recently, in what was called a slightly mixed verdict, and with the jurors giving Merck Co. a rebuke saying the company should have known more about the hazards of Vioxx.

Suit Filed in Calera Air Crash

The Bibb County woman who watched her husband and son die last September in a Calera air show crash has filed a wrongful death suit against the plane's owner and its late pilot's estate.

Eufaula Son President of Law Firm

Eufaula native Tom Methvin, managing shareholder and president of Beasley Allen (a Montgomery-based law firm) was recently featured in the Montgomery Advertiser.

Vioxx Settlement Gaining Ground with 95 Percent of Plaintiffs Signing On

The pending Merck Vioxx settlement appears to be on track, as more than 95 percent of possible Vioxx claimants have signed on to Merck's $4.85 million settlement offer.

Louisiana Court says Insurer Acted in Bad Faith

A New Orleans home owner whose home was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina has won an appeal against the home owner's insurance company that denied his claim.

Allianz Agent Theft Case Settled in Arkansas

A settlement has been reached involving theft by an insurance agent employed by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

More on the Dead Peasant Insurance Saga

Beasley Allen has written on a practice existing in Corporate America known as "dead peasant" insurance. This is the label put on a practice where an employee takes out life insurance policies on their employees without approval of the employees.