Beasley Allen recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a girl killed when the 15-passenger van in which she was a passenger crashed. The van became uncontrollable when the tread on a rear tire separated, causing the tire to fail. The real tragedy behind this crash – and others like it – is that federal regulators and auto safety experts have known for years that these vans are unfit to transport people, and yet they continue to be manufactured. The vehicle is, by design, inherently unstable, especially when fully loaded, and many lack basic safety features that are standard on other vehicles.

Football players at all levels of the game, including NFL pros, are suffering an alarming number of head injuries, including serious concussions and traumatic brain injury. Researchers are uncovering evidence that repeated head injuries can cause serious, lasting damage. As a result, officials are establishing new rules to protect players.

In August, DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced the recall of parts used in its ASR hip implant systems. The parts are used for hip replacement surgeries. Patients who received these parts are experiencing problems with pain, swelling and problems walking. Persistent symptoms may be a sign of serious problems, including loosening, dislocation and fracture at and around the hip implant site. As a result, patients are forced to undergo a much higher than usual rate of repeat surgeries. It is estimated the recall will affect as many as 93,000 people.

Beasley Allen is representing clients injured by the massive oil spill that resulted when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank off the coast of Louisiana on April 20, 2010. The rig was owned by Transocean Ltd. and operated by BP Oil. The damaged pipeline dumped thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico before it was finally capped in August. This has been labeled the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Thousands of people in the Gulf Coast region are suffering economic, physical and psychological damage as a result of the catastrophe.

Below, Beasley Allen attorney JP Sawyer talks with Judd Davis on WSFA's Alabama Live program about the Seat Check Saturday event scheduled for Sept. 25.

Below, watch a video featuring Beasley Allen attorney JP Sawyer, as he talks with WAKA TV-8's Jeff Sanders about the importance of properly installing child safety seats.

Gibson Vance, shareholder at Beasley Allen law firm and President of the American Association of Justice speaks to CNN about the BP oil spill.

Beasley Allen's Rhon Jones speaks to Fox Business about BP oil spill litigation.
(06/21/2010)

Speaking to WSFA TV-12 news, Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones, head of the firm's Environmental Law section, discusses a motion filed May 13 by Transocean in relation to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yesterday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finally decided to get tough with automaker Toyota for safety problems involving almost all of the car maker's models. The problem is Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA), in which vehicles race out of control despite drivers' attempts to stop them.