Our firm was recently awarded Outstanding Achievement in Website Development by the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) for its work on the Beasley Allen Company Website (www.BeasleyAllen.com). The honor recognizes that the website met and surpassed the standards of excellence that comprise the web’s most professional work. The site was singled out specifically for excellence [...]
Merck & Co., Inc. has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to resolve Vioxx-related claims in which a claimant has suffered a heart attack, sudden cardiac death, or stroke.
After more than five years of litigation, Merck has agreed to settle some 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits for a record $4.85 billion.
The litigation involving thousands of Vioxx lawsuits [...]
I read about the lawsuit filed recently against God by a state senator from Nebraska and at the time I wasn’t sure whether he was making a bad joke or was trying to make some sort of a point. This politician may believe filing a lawsuit against God is acceptable, even if it was a [...]
The State of Alabama will soon have its day in court in the AWP litigation against some of the pharmaceutical companies that engaged in fraudulent conduct in their dealings with the State’s Medicaid program. Our case is set for February 11, 2008, and will be tried in Montgomery County Circuit Court. This will [...]
Eight shareholders have sued to block Alfa Corp.’s $639 million proposal to buy out minority shareholders, claiming it’s an unfair price. The suit was filed in a Delaware state court. Alfa Corp. is incorporated in Delaware. The plaintiffs own almost 900,000 shares. Four were longtime employees of Alfa. Tuscaloosa shareholder [...]
