MONTGOMERY, ALA. (November 2, 2020) – The National Law Journal recently acknowledged a number of attorneys and firms securing the highest-ranking verdicts from 2015 to 2019. The National Law Journal Verdicts Hall of Fame included six categories: Admiralty/Maritime, Fraud/Professional Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Securities, and Wrongful Death. Beasley Allen Law Firm was recognized for five of the 33 largest Products Liability cases.
The results recognized four trials against Johnson & Johnson alleging that its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products cause ovarian cancer. These verdicts ranged from $70 million $117 million. Beasley Allen lawyers Ted Meadows and Leigh O’Dell head up the Beasley Allen Talc Litigation Team. The team handles claims of ovarian cancer linked to talcum powder use for feminine hygiene
Members of the Talc Litigation Team also include Kelli Alfreds, Ryan Beattie, Beau Darley, Liz Eiland, Jennifer Emmel, Jenna Fulk, Lauren James, James Lampkin, Caty O’Quinn, Cristina Rodriguez, Brittany Scott, Matt Teague, David Dearing and Margaret Thompson. William Sutton and Charlie Stern with Beasley Allen handle mesothelioma claims related to talc products.
The largest products liability verdict Beasley Allen was recognized for was a $151 million verdict on behalf of a young man tragically injured in a Ford SUV rollover accident. LaBarron Boone led the Beasley Allen trial team that secured this verdict. Other members of the team were Beasley Allen lawyers Greg Allen, Kendall Dunson, >Dan Philyaw and Stephanie Monplaisir, along with Bill Gamble of Gamble, Gamble, Calame and Jones, LLC.
“Beasley Allen lawyers and staff work diligently for all clients in the pursuit of justice,” said managing attorney Tom Methvin. “I am proud of the work we have done on these cases and the thousands of others that hopefully made life a little easier for those who were injured by no fault of their own.”
National Law Journal subscribers can find more information on the publication’s website.