CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Two Beasley Allen Verdicts Listed As Being Among Highest Verdicts In The Nation Beasley Allen secured two of the top plaintiff’s jury verdicts last year, earning a coveted spot on Top Verdict’s Top 50 Verdicts in the United States in 2022. Top Verdict recognizes law firms and lawyers in the U.S. who have […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS The Mission of the Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Institute The Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Institute is a Montgomery-based “non-partisan voice that shares stories of our Constitution and Judiciary through programs that illuminate issues and perspectives, foster thoughtful and civil discourse, and inspire our national community in our nation’s never-ending pursuit of […]
CAPITOL OBSERVATIONS Fred Gray Awarded American Bar Association Medal The American Bar Association (ABA) awarded Fred Gray the 2023 ABA Medal at its annual meeting. The ABA Medal is the association’s highest honor, recognizing a bench or bar leader who has “rendered conspicuous service to the cause of American jurisprudence.” Fred Gray meets all qualifications […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]