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Lawyers who represent more than 30,000 women who have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in connection with its defective talc body powders, including the iconic Johnson’s Baby Powder, say they will resist J&J’s decision to use bankruptcy to avoid legal responsibility for the cancers tied to those products. “It seems inconceivable that bankruptcy […]
Single-vehicle crashes are among the most challenging types of cases handled by Beasley Allen’s personal injury and products liability lawyers. Clients whose loved ones have been killed or seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident come to us seeking advice and answers. It is not unusual for a single-vehicle crash to occur due to a defect […]
At least 67 lawsuits —including class actions and individual personal injury claims — filed in 24 different federal districts against Philips Respironics involving the recall of certain sleep apnea and respiratory care devices were consolidated under the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Judge Joy […]
Apartment complex residents and their visitors don’t expect to have their lives cut short randomly by gun violence, yet that is what happens all too often when property owners fail to take adequate measures to protect their premises from criminal activity. Any experienced premises liability lawyer has seen first-hand the heart-wrenching and senseless tragedies that […]
Will Delashaw didn’t have to die. The 33-year-old man was hospitalized with a severe lung injury after being exposed to a mysterious chemical on July 2 while working at Daikin America Inc.’s plant in Decatur, Alabama. Two other workers with Delashaw that day were also hospitalized with lung injuries despite all three wearing personal protective […]
It’s no surprise that the trucking industry is bound to some of the nation’s strictest regulations and standards. Given their size and weight and their need to share the road with smaller passenger vehicles, tractor-trailers bring a unique dynamic to the traffic around them. A simple traffic violation or other misstep can turn deadly in […]
Mark Forkner, a test pilot for Boeing’s fatally flawed 737 MAX airplane, is expected to be indicted on federal criminal charges for misleading federal regulators, according to the Seattle Times and the Wall Street Journal. In January, Boeing signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to end the federal probe […]
The federal government’s take on the Clean Air Act (CAA) regarding preemption will likely impact whether the U.S. Supreme Court grants a certiorari petition from Volkswagen Group of America Inc. and Audi of America LLC. Both automakers are challenging a June 2020 decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive lawsuits from […]
A Wilcox County, Alabama jury found a local nursing home responsible for the death of Mr. Colvin Towns, Sr. Darrell Towns, the decedent’s son, hired Beasley Allen nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer Gavin King to represent him in the case. This trial was the first jury trial held in Wilcox County since the onset […]
Will Delashaw, an employee at Daikin America Inc.’s Decatur, Ala. plant, is in the intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with severe lung injuries more than two months after being exposed to a mysterious chemical while on the job at the fluorochemicals manufacturing plant. His family hired Beasley Allen Principal Kendall […]
The Beasley Allen Firm is pleased to announce their involvement in an exciting program that will fund cutting-edge research at six prestigious California medical institutions. Over $142 million in residual funds from a Class Action settlement have been awarded to Scripps Health – MD Anderson, San Diego, the University of California, Davis, the University of California, San Diego, […]
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession, recognized 28 Beasley Allen attorneys for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice for 2022. Twenty-four Beasley Allen attorneys are among The Best Lawyers In America 2022: * denotes first-time recipients of the award Alyssa Baskam* Anthony Dow Birchfield, Jr. Benjamin E. […]