Three Alabama School Districts File Lawsuits Against Social Media Giants
Alabama school districts allege Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat created a youth mental health crisis.
$4.6 Million Birmingham Transit Authority Whistleblowers’ Verdict*
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 […]
Demet Basar Appointed To Co-Lead Counsel For Plaintiffs In Airbag MDL
A “ticking time bomb” is how some describe ARC-made airbag inflators. They may be distinct from the infamous Takata airbag inflator, yet they are equally dangerous to people traveling in a vehicle equipped with one. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalled the ARC inflators after consumers died from injuries caused by the defective […]
Joseph VanZandt Will Help Lead Social Media Litigation in California State Court
Users of social media products like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube/Google began filing lawsuits against social media companies last summer because social media addiction has caused a mental health crisis among our youth. Our Social Media Litigation Team, led by Joseph VanZandt, is honored to stand with brave clients against these companies. Joseph’s leadership […]
Navan Ward’s Appointment Brings Leadership to Hair Relaxer Litigation
The Black community uses hair relaxers linked to uterine, endometriosis, and ovarian cancers more than any other race in the U.S. For instance, research shows uterine cancer death rates are highest among non-Hispanic Black women. This population is also more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive uterine cancer subtypes. So, makers of these products have […]
Clay Barnett Will Help Lead Honda Class Action For Plaintiffs
Owners of Honda and Acura vehicles and those leasing them are suing the company because of a problem with Honda’s Idle-Stop System. It is a defect the customers say Honda knew about but did nothing to make work. The defect causes the vehicles’ engines to turn off under certain conditions and won’t allow the engine […]
Seventeen Beasley Allen Attorneys Named to Lawdragon 500
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 […]
Case Filed Due to Railing Collapse at Vacation Rental
Wyatt Montgomery, a lawyer in our Personal Injury and Product Liability Section and based out of our Mobile, Alabama, office, filed a premises liability lawsuit against a vacation rental company, its property management company and a property owner on behalf of a renter seriously injured while he and his family were vacationing at a beach […]
$7 Million Settlement for Our Client Over Fatal On-the-Job Injury*
Mike Andrews, Cole Portis and Dana Taunton recently worked with Birmingham lawyer Doug Roy to secure a $7 million settlement for a widow whose husband died from an on-the-job injury. The settlement, believed to be the largest ever reached for a single defendant in the Anniston, Alabama, federal court, brings much-needed relief to the family […]
Camp Lejeune Litigation Enters Second Stage – Filing Lawsuits
On Aug. 10, 2022, President Biden signed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), which created a legal framework for victims of toxic water contamination at Camp Lejeune to pursue litigation against the federal government. Feb. 10, 2023, is a monumental date for service members and others affected by Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water because this was the first […]
Social Media Addiction Litigation Moves Forward
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in a national multidistrict litigation (MDL) against some of the world’s largest social media platforms filed a master complaint on Feb. 14, meeting a deadline set by federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers in Oakland, Calif. Beasley Allen lawyer Joseph VanZandt is one of the lawyers appointed to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee leading this landmark case, which […]
Acetaminophen MDL Clients Get Favorable Ruling
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in the Southern District of New York recently took significant action in the new Acetaminophen ASD/ADHD Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). She denied a defendant Walmart’s Motion to Dismiss on preemption grounds. Judge Cote ruled that the motion was not applicable in this case since U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling laws did […]
