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How is talcum powder litigation proceeding in light of COVID-19 court closures?
While the coronavirus has slowed things down, the Beasley Allen talcum powder team has continued moving forward in both the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) realm…
Subaru hit with class action lawsuit over defective fuel pumps
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Subaru over DENSO fuel pumps alleging the company knew the parts in its vehicles were defective when it…
$186 Million Punitive Damages Award in J&J Talc Asbestos Litigation Will Stand
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ana C. Viscomi rejected Johnson & Johnson’s motion to dismiss a $186 million combined punitive damage award involving claims that…
Beasley Allen continues fight against Monsanto on behalf of thousands of plaintiffs in Roundup litigation
Despite the announcement of a global settlement between Bayer/Monsanto and thousands of Plaintiffs in the Roundup weed killer litigation, Beasley Allen is prepared to continue…
Hank Williams Jr’s daughter killed in rollover crash
Jun 2020 — The daughter of Southern rock-country singer Hank Williams Jr. died shortly after a single-vehicle rollover crash June 13, in Henry County, Tennessee. Hank…
Detyens Shipyard fined $37.6k by OSHA after employee’s fatal fall
North Charleston, South Carolina-based Detyens Shipyards Inc., was hit with a $37,591 penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) due to violations identified…
Dekalb County Georgia Teachers Reach $117 Million Pension Settlement
A group of teachers and other school employees has settled a class-action lawsuit with the DeKalb County (Georgia) Board of Education (BOE) for $117 million,…
Plane crash near Selma kills two Navy fighter pilots
The Navy has confirmed that two Navy pilots assigned to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola died in a plane crash near Selma, Alabama, on…
New report shows product liability cases on continual rise
Product liability cases in the U.S. federal court system reached an eight-year high last year, maintaining an upward trend that started in 2015, according to…
NTSB, FAA investigating Illinois plane crash that killed four men
Four fraternity brothers, all engineering graduates in their 30s, lost their lives Sunday afternoon in a plane crash near Carlinville, Illinois, about 60 miles north…
India official questions why Johnson and Johnson baby powder isn’t banned in India
A non-governmental organization is pleading with the National Human Rights Commission in India (NHRC) to explain why Johnson and Johnson baby powder isn’t banned in…
Banner Life Insurance & William Penn Life Insurance Class Action: $38.2 Million Settlement Approved
Maryland Federal District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett has approved a $38.2 million settlement with named Plaintiffs in two class actions. He has also approved…
J&J discontinues sales of iconic talc baby powder in U.S. and Canada
Johnson & Johnson will discontinue sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada due to slumping sales, mounting lawsuits,…
Fourteen Beasley Allen lawyers named to Lawdragon 500
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (May 18, 2020) – Fourteen Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. attorneys have been selected to the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading…
Former Alabama pharmacy owner pleads guilty in $200 million health care fraud scheme
Federal authorities announced the prosecution of a former pharmacy co-owner and chief executive who orchestrated a massive health care fraud scheme. The scheme was designed…
Amazon settles hoverboard fire lawsuit with Tennessee family
Amazon has settled a product liability lawsuit brought by a Tennessee family whose house was destroyed when a defective, Chinese-made hoverboard and lithium-ion battery burst…
What are the signs of Zantac related cancer?
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced April 1, 2020, that it was pulling the popular heartburn drug Zantac off the market due to…
PFAS water contamination confirmed or suspected at military installations nationwide
The group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS have been found or are suspected to exist in ground and surface water at 678 military installations…
Beasley Allen provides personal protective equipment amid coronavirus
In an effort to press forward with the firm motto of helping those who need it most, Beasley Allen Law Firm donated 1,500 N95 masks…
Georgia man blames colon cancer on Zantac use
A Georgia man believes the heartburn drug Zantac caused him to develop colon cancer, and he wants the makers of the drug to pay up, Law360 reported….
Federal Judge allows Plaintiffs’ experts to testify in talc ovarian cancer litigation
TRENTON, N.J. – In a ruling with significant implications for ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Johnson & Johnson, U.S. District Court Judge Freda L. Wolfson…
Johnson and Johnson Continues to Fight $4.69 Billion Talc Verdict
Johnson & Johnson is trying to convince a Missouri appellate court that combining 22 women’s ovarian cancer claims into one trial was simply unfair, Law360 reported….
Chipotle pays record criminal fine for food safety violations
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a record $25 million criminal penalty to resolve charges that its poor food safety practices caused a series…
NTSB: Opioid use, spatial disorientation contributed to deadly Florida plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board report on a December 2017 plane crash that killed three people near Orlando, Florida, concludes the flight instructor’s use of…