CBS Evening News examines the plight of people and families who hope to recover damages against General Motors.

In their bankruptcy proceedings, both Chrysler and GM are seeking protection from pending and future liability claims. If approved, they will not be responsible for any products manufactured before their Chapter 11 filings. If the government allows Chrysler and GM to escape accountability, responsibility and liability, it sets a dangerous precedent.

WALB reports about the consequences of the impending bankruptcy of General Motors as it affects people injured by defective GM automobiles.

Next to jury selection, an attorney’s opening statement is the most important thing he or she can do to control the outcome for his or her client. In this presentation, Beasley Allen attorney Chris Glover addresses the importance of an opening statement to the jury.

Beasley Allen filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Lee County, Alabama, on behalf of an Auburn University student who was injured at a campus fraternity house on January 11, 2009. The complaint was filed on behalf of Taylor G. Jones against Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, the Auburn chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alabama Alpha chapter, and a fraternity member, Zachary James Quillen.

Beasley Allen law firm reached a settlement agreement on behalf of a Lee High School student who was killed when her school bus plunged 30 feet from an overpass.

Beasley Allen attorneys Kendall Dunson and Jere Beasley discuss case on behalf of two men killed in the crash of a Department of Corrections vehicle. Seven people were killed in the crash Oct. 3, 2008. Beasley Allen is representing the families of Rodney Kelley and Derrick Ivey, Sr.

Asbestos disease kills 10,000 people every year. Asbestos diseases include asbestosis and mesothelioma, for which there is no cure. Nobody should have to die from these diseases. There is legislation pending right now to ban asbestos in the United States. Learn more and act now.

Mesothelioma kills 3,000 people each year - the same number killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Three thousand deaths EVERY year, caused by asbestos. There is a bill before Congress that would finally totally ban asbestos in the United States. In recognition of National Mesothelioma Awareness Day, Sept. 26, we encourage support of the Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act.

Mesothelioma lawyer, Mike Andrews, discusses the Mesothelioma and the link between Mesothelioma and asbestos.