Medication Lawsuits The pharmaceutical industry is a booming business in the United States because people rely on medications to treat various illnesses. Although medications must go through many tests and clinical trials before being approved for use, serious health risks often become apparent only after a drug has been aggressively marketed and prescribed to millions […]
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Types of Commercial Disputes Breach of Contract A contract is a legally binding agreement that outlines each party’s obligations and prohibitions. A breach of contract is when one of the parties in a contract does something they have agreed not to do or does not do something they agreed to do. Violating even one portion […]
Our History In 1979, Jere Locke Beasley, former Alabama lieutenant governor, decided to leave politics and return to law practice. He founded what is known today as Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., or the Beasley Allen Law Firm. For 45 years, our firm has been at the forefront of driving change, keeping […]
The Middle District of Alabama Chapter of the Federal Bar Association has named Beasley Allen lawyer David Byrne as the 2021-2022 President. David joined Beasley Allen in 2001, handling complex environmental cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. His practice is now focused on claims against pharmaceutical and medical device companies. “It […]
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A new study published in the journal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin shows that storage conditions impact the level of the carcinogen NDMA produced in Zantac. N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, exists in low levels in the environment and is commonly ingested in the diet. When ingested at low levels, NDMA is not considered a cancer risk to […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) human medicines committee (CHMP) confirmed its recommendation to the European Commission to remove the heartburn drug Zantac and other acid blockers that contain the active ingredient ranitidine from the European Union (EU) because they pose health risks to consumers. The European Commission had asked the CHMP to conduct a re-examination of Zantac after several ranitidine […]
The New York Department of Financial Services has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson accusing the drug and medical device giant of not adequately warning of the addiction and overdose risks associated with its opioids, Law360 reports. J&J is the fourth opioid maker to be hit with a lawsuit for alleged deceptive opioid marketing in the […]
The levels of the probable cancer-causing impurity NDMA found in the heartburn drug Zantac and other ranitidine-containing products may increase to unsafe levels, not only by exposure to high temperature, but also due to the presence of oxygen and humidity, according to a new study published in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. The study was […]
Product liability cases in the U.S. federal court system reached an eight-year high last year, maintaining an upward trend that started in 2015, according to a new litigation report by Lex Machina. The report found that Johnson & Johnson faced 70,924 product liability lawsuits in the five-year period since 2015, the most of any company. […]
MONTGOMERY, ALA. (May 18, 2020) – Fourteen Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. attorneys have been selected to the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. Those named to this prestigious list are: Jere Beasley, Founding Attorney Greg Allen, Lead Products Liability Attorney Tom Methvin, Managing Attorney Cole Portis, Personal Injury Section […]
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