Author: Beasley Allen

July 11, 2023

Hair Relaxer Litigation Hits Close to Home for Firm Attorney

Navan Ward in our Mass Torts Section says the hair relaxer litigation reminds him of how personal our work is because his family members could easily be victims of this defective product. Many of us do not think about the ingredients we use in everyday cosmetics. Others feel safe …

July 11, 2023

New Ford Class Action Expands Brake Defect Claims

A team of lawyers in Beasley Allen’s Consumer Fraud & Commercial Litigation Section has filed a new class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. This class action expands a class action we filed in January 2021 concerning brake failure in certain Ford F-150 pickup trucks, Ford Expeditions, and Lincoln …

July 10, 2023

Georgia Cases Show Need, Benefit of Negligent Security Laws

Our Atlanta-based lawyers often handle apartment complex negligent security claims. They say negligent security laws help provide accountability for bad actors and make communities safer. News reports today often involve stories of people injured or killed by gun violence in apartment complexes, especially in major cities like Atlanta. Unfortunately, …

July 10, 2023

Motions to Compel are Critical to Successful Asbestos Litigation

When lawyers investigate cases, one of the most important stages is the discovery phase. This phase allows the parties in a case to learn about witnesses and evidence that may be used during trial. Discovery tools will enable each side to ask the opposing party or parties questions about …

July 10, 2023

Widow Files Lawsuit Against Trucking Company, Others For Husband’s Death

Our client’s lawsuit seeks to hold a trucking company, its driver, and the truck and its components’ makers accountable for husband’s wrongful death in a trucking accident. The cause of a truck accident is often far more complicated than it seems. Often multiple parties may play a role in …

July 10, 2023

Two Service Members’ Groups Endorse Our Camp Lejeune Work

We take our responsibility to represent veterans and their families very seriously. We are honored to work with the law firm Bergmann & Moore, which has led to the endorsement and support of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), two major service …

July 10, 2023

Georgia Tuna Plant’s Defective Machine Severely Injures Client

Employers must ensure that their workers are safe from workplace hazards. This is especially true when they work around heavy industrial equipment. But the makers of these machines also must ensure the safety of those who work in or around the equipment. All parties that fail to protect workers …

July 10, 2023

3rd Circuit: J&J’s 1st Bankruptcy Try Fails Financial Distress Requirement

Our Talc Litigation Team is monitoring Johnson & Johnson’s second bankruptcy attempt. In April, the Third Circuit determined its first attempt failed the financial distress requirement.  Mere months after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit determined that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary LTL Management’s attempt to …

June 22, 2023

Parker Miller Named Finalist for 2023 Southeastern Legal Awards “Attorney of the Year”

Parker Miller, a principal in Beasley Allen’s Atlanta office, is one of three finalists for the Daily Report’s Southeastern Legal Awards 2023 Attorney of the Year. The award recognizes a Southeastern lawyer who had the biggest impact on the law, the Southeast legal community, or did the most to …

June 15, 2023

$8.5 Million Verdict Against Nissan Awarded to Beasley Allen Client Blinded By Defective Airbag

Mobile County, Ala., jury rules in favor of young girl permanently blinded in left eye by a defective Nissan airbag. Montgomery, Ala. (June 15, 2023) – A Mobile County, Ala., jury awarded an $8.5 million verdict after Beasley Allen lawyers Evan Allen, Kendall Dunson, and Mike Andrews successfully argued …

May 16, 2023

Beasley Allen Announces $235 Million Altria Settlement, End to Juul Litigation

Beasley Allen lawyers helped secure $235 million from Altria to end four years of JUUL litigation. Montgomery, Ala. (May 16, 2023) – Beasley Allen is pleased to announce a $235 million global settlement with Altria Group Inc., a JUUL investor that helped fuel the nation’s youth vaping crisis. Beasley …

April 19, 2023

Mobile, Ala., Office Handles On-the-Job Chemical Exposure Case

Beasley Allen lawyers in our Mobile office, recently handled a case involving a paper mill contract worker who suffered from severe burns after he was injured in a workplace explosion and fire. On the day of the accident, the company failed to warn the contractor that a hazardous gas …

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