CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Beasley Allen On The Frontlines Of Improving School Bus Safety On any given day, school buses transport over 20 million students to and from school. When parents are getting their children ready for this coming school year, they will likely put their trust in school buses for safe transport. The public perception of […]
A $30 million settlement was the result of a whistleblower case we handled that also involved matters of national security. The case shows the critical role of whistleblowers. We often assume that those entrusted to keep us safe will do so, but that’s not always the case. It is especially scary when those involved in […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Misuse Of Bankruptcy By Corporate America A Brookings Institute survey examining the use of bankruptcy during the pandemic revealed, much to the researchers’ surprise, that while consumer and commercial bankruptcy filings decreased, large corporations’ filings increased. Digging a little deeper, the researchers looked at patterns of Corporate America’s misuse of the bankruptcy system […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Loyalty Day In America President Joe Biden designated May 1 as “Loyalty Day” in America. But this wasn’t a new designation. President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed that May 1, 1955, be observed as Loyalty Day. The U.S. Congress in 1958 made it an official recurring holiday. For 66 years, every President has proclaimed […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Beasley Allen Has Secured Over $32 Billion In Verdicts And Settlements Beginning in January 1979, we have built one of the country’s leading civil litigation firms securing over $32 billion in verdicts and settlements. I am told that several of our verdicts and settlements hold national records and have served as catalysts for […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The Lack Of Regulation Can Be A Killer Investigations of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will take several months to complete, but already some answers have come to light. The causes are troublesome. They pertain to weaknesses in trains hauling tons of toxic chemicals through our […]
In March 2022, Beasley Allen Whistleblower Litigation Team secured a jury verdict for $1,438,467.74 in damages under the False Claims Act (FCA) against the Birmingham–Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) after whistleblowers alleged that the agency knew it was making false claims to federal transportation officials. One year later, U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze affirmed […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS A Victory For Victims Of Wrongdoing A tremendous and long-awaited victory was achieved for over 38,000 talc-ovarian cancer plaintiffs and for the American Civil Justice System. In overturning Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J’s) controversial bankruptcy ploy, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals took a stand against corporate America’s attempt to evade justice by hiding […]
Seventeen Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. attorneys have been selected to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. Those named to the prestigious list include: Lawdragon 500 recognition is a distinct honor given by one of the most respected groups in the profession. The Lawdragon editorial team selects honorees through research […]
When our law firm began in 1979, I had no idea it would grow into the firm it is today. When asked by my wife Sara how big I wanted the firm to grow, I could envision no more than five lawyers in the firm. We have long since exceeded that vision. It has changed many times over the years. At times, smaller changes happened when lawyers joined and others left.
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Senator Richard Shelby Transformed Alabama Alabama Senator Richard Shelby retired from the U.S. Senate when the new Congress was sworn in on Jan. 3. My longtime friend was elected to the Senate in 1986, and the 36 years between then and now have been the most transformative and successful years in the state’s […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Katie Britt Becomes Alabama’s First Female Elected To U.S. Senate The self-declared “Mama on a mission” – Republican Katie Britt – defeated Democratic challenger Will Boyd and Libertarian John Sophocleus on Nov. 8. She takes over long-time Senator Richard Shelby’s seat, becoming Alabama’s first female elected to the U.S. Senate. Two other females, […]
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