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Beasley Allen files class action lawsuit on behalf of Honda owners affected by defective Takata airbags
Lawyers from Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., along with co-counsel, have filed a class action lawsuit for economic losses related to potentially…
Howmedica Osteonics Corporation / Stryker Orthopaedics – $1B Defective Hip Implant Litigation Settlement Agreement Approved
Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics, has reached a proposed settlement agreement to compensate thousands of people injured by defective hip replacement systems.
Lance Cooper selected to serve on GM Ignition Switch MDL executive committee
Georgia attorney Lance Cooper, who uncovered the General Motors (GM) ignition switch defect, has been selected to serve on the executive committee for the multidistrict…
Beasley Allen secures settlement for family of University of Alabama student killed in crash after Alabama National Championship game
Attorneys have reached a settlement agreement in the wrongful death of University of Alabama student Natalie Baine, killed in an automobile crash in January 2013…
Beasley Allen files lawsuit on behalf of families affected by Legionnaires disease after local hotel stay
Lawsuit filed on behalf of two families affected by Legionnaires disease after an overnight stay at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Elmore County
Class-action lawsuits allege Panasonic, Samsung and others committed antitrust violations
In just the last week, two class action lawsuits were filed in California against Panasonic, Samsung Electro-Mechanics America Inc., and a number of other defendants…
Don’t overlook broker and shipper liability in 18-wheeler crash cases
In cases where you have a commercial carrier or driver responsible for a crash that injures or kills other drivers, do not overlook the area…
Class action lawsuit links Johnson & Johnson baby powder to ovarian cancer risk
Johnson & Johnson was hit with a class action lawsuit in California federal court over claims that its baby powder products significantly increase the risk…
Alaska ends Medicaid Fraud litigation with justice for its citizens
Beasley Allen has represented numerous states in Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Medicaid Fraud litigation, settling more than $1.3 billion in claims. In 2013, Alaska became…
Melton family refiles lawsuit against GM
The civil liability lawsuit, filed in the State Court of Cobb County, Georgia, by attorneys Lance Cooper and Jere Beasley, alleges that GM fraudulently denied…
Beasley Allen files wrongful death, personal injury lawsuit related to GM ignition switch defect
The lawsuit was filed representing Tyson Sumners on behalf of his wife, Tiffany Sumners, who was killed in a car crash, and Martha Dickey, as…
Lawsuit Filed Against Chrysler for Dodge Durango Fuel Tank Defect
A lawsuit filed last month in a Texas federal court against Chrysler Group LLC alleged that the Dodge Durango line of SUVs do not have…
Free Honda Civic Engine Replacement for 2006-2009 Vehicles
Honda has offered a new engine block or completely new engine for 2006 to 2009 Honda Civic vehicles to owners of 2006 through 2008 and…
Aftermath of BP Oil Spill still sending ripples through Gulf Coast environment, economy four years later
The disaster that destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil platform, killed 11 workers and dumped billions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico happened…
Beasley Allen files personal injury lawsuit related to GM ignition switch recall
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Josh Cull and Samantha Zollman, who were seriously injured as a result of GM’s faulty ignition switch.
Texas jury orders J&J to pay $1.2 million to woman injured by transvaginal mesh
A jury in a Dallas state court has ordered health care giant Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon subsidiary to pay $1.2 million in compensatory…
Beasley Allen files wrongful death lawsuit related to GM ignition switch recall
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the Estate of Aubrey Wallace Williams. Ms. Williams,…
Update: Toyota fined $1.2 billion, admits wrongdoing in criminal investigation of sudden unintended acceleration recall
Toyota will pay fines of $1.2 billion to settle a four-year criminal investigation into its handling of sudden unintended acceleration defects in millions of its…
Biomet settles metal-on-metal hip implant complaints for $56 million
Medical device manufacturer Biomet Inc. agreed Monday to pay $56 million to resolve multi-district litigation (MDL) in which plaintiffs alleged they were injured by the…
Beasley Allen files class action lawsuit on behalf of financial institutions injured by Target credit breach
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a second class action lawsuit related to the major security breach at Target stores. The…
Trucking companies say they are exempt from state wage and hour laws
Court documents filed by a group of Southern California port trucking companies accused of fraudulently misclassifying its regular drivers as independent contractors demonstrate how these…
Beasley Allen files class action lawsuit in response to Target data breach
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers whose credit and debit card information was…
Beasley Allen looking at cases linking baby powder and ovarian cancer
Researchers have raised concerns about whether regular use of talcum powder in the genital area increases the risk of women developing ovarian cancer if the…
SEC Whistleblower Actions
The Dodd-Frank Act was passed in July 2010, establishing the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower in 2011. The program was designed by…
