Beasley Allen Law Firm has selected the James M. Barrie Center in Etowah County, Ala., as the recipient of the fourth gaming system it will give away in its year long "Wii Give Back!" campaign. The Barrie Center is a member of the Alabama Network of Child Advocacy Centers. The Wii is becoming a popular therapeutic tool, useful in both physical therapy / rehabilitation and in working with young people facing crisis situations by providing caregivers with a tool to comfort and engage children.
After hearing from dozens of plaintiffs' attorneys last week, on April 9, 2010, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation announced it has selected the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to hear litigation surrounding Toyota sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). Lawsuits include both individual personal injury claims and consumer class actions filed on behalf of Toyota owners who claim the value of their vehicles has been negatively affected by Toyota's SUA problems.
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange presented a proclamation today to Wendi Lewis of www.myMeso.org declaring April 1-7 as Asbestos Awareness Week in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. The proclamation supports National Asbestos Awareness Week, as established by Senate Resolution 427.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (April 6, 2010) - Yesterday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finally decided to get tough with automaker Toyota for safety problems involving almost all of the carmaker's models. The problem is Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA), in which vehicles race out of control despite drivers' attempts to stop them. NHTSA levied a record-setting $16.4 million fine against Toyota regarding its sticky accelerator pedal recall, saying the company did not notify the NHTSA in a timely way about the problem. Toyota has two weeks to accept or contest the penalty.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (March 12, 2010) - A Montgomery County jury awarded the estate of Catherine Parker $2.75 million against Ford Motor Company today. Parker was killed in July 2007 when her 1999 Ford Explorer rolled over during a crash. Beasley Allen attorneys Benjamin E. Baker, J. Cole Portis and J. Greg Allen represented Parker's estate against defendant Ford Motor Company.
Putting its motto - "helping those who need it most" - into action, Beasley Allen Law Firm presented the Jimmie Hale Mission in Birmingham, Ala., the second gaming system in its year long "Wii Give Back" campaign.
Beasley Allen attorney Graham Esdale is in Washington DC this week with three adult children of the firm's deceased client Barbara Schwarz.
Esdale and clients, Margie Louise Meibergen, Sharon L. Brandt and Julie Brandt Mayfield, will be attending the congressional hearings this week and are willing to speak to the media. The group appeared on the CBS Early Show Tuesday morning and later on CNN.
Safety Research & Strategies, Inc., (SRS) has released an Addendum to its Safety Research & Strategies Report, originally released Feb. 5, investigating the issue of Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration. Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., is a sponsor of this research, which examines the inconsistencies within the public record on SUA incidents involving Toyota vehicles.
Jimmie Hale Mission in Birmingham, Ala., selected as February recipient of Wii gaming system during Beasley Allen Law Firm "Wii Give Back" project
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (February 11, 2010) - Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a complaint on behalf of more than 500,000 Toyota Prius and Lexus Hybrid owners whose vehicles have been recalled by Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court Middle District of Alabama against Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
