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Alabama attorneys see positive outcome for state in BP oil spill trial
Posted: January 19, 2012 Environmental

Jere Beasley, Founding Shareholder of the Beasley Allen law firm, believes Alabama is in good hands with Attorney General Luther Strange and his staff representing the state in the trial against BP for damages stemming from the oil company’s massive

Study raises more concerns about metal-on-metal hip implants
Posted: December 28, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Patients who received metal-on-metal hip replacements are more likely to experience problems requiring revision surgery to have their implants replaced than patients who have more traditional plastic or ceramic hip implants, according to a study recently published in the British

NZ man never knew his hip implant could be poisoning him
Posted: December 14, 2011 Pharmaceutical

New Zealand farmer Billy Heads figured aches and pains were common with hip replacements. For five years he suffered through occasional bouts where, he says, he walked like “an old cripple.” It wasn’t until he went for a routine five-year

Surgery may not be best answer for urinary incontinence
Posted: December 10, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Urinary incontinence. It is an embarrassing problem most women would prefer not to talk about. Researchers estimate that as much as 30 percent of the female population suffers from the condition. However, there are treatments available but the pros and

Parents file birth defects lawsuit against makers of Zoloft
Posted: December 8, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Parents of children with birth defects who were exposed to the antidepressant Zoloft during gestation are suing the drug maker claiming the mothers took the antidepressant only because they believed it to be a safe medication to take during pregnancy.

Study may trigger more all-metal hip implant lawsuits
Posted: December 8, 2011 Pharmaceutical

A new report published in the British Medical Journal that suggests all-metal hip implants are not as safe as traditional hip devices and may actually require revision surgeries, could accelerate the number lawsuits already mounting against some medical device manufacturers.

Attorneys investigating injuries associated with recalled DePuy hip implants
Posted: December 8, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Thousands of patients with artificial hips could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation after a popular hip replacement system was found to be defective.

Aspirin + SSRIs = risk of bleeding
Posted: November 22, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Patients who take a blood thinning agent, such as aspirin, after suffering a heart attack who also take  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are at increased risk for bleeding, according to a Canadian study. Both types of drugs have

Lawyers investigating claims of injuries from transvaginal mesh
Posted: October 12, 2011 Product Liability

Attorneys for Beasley Allen Law Firm are currently investigating cases of injury caused by surgical mesh used to repair pelvic floor disorders. Transvaginal mesh is a device used to repair conditions such as stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

Trial underway to determine liability in TVA coal ash spill litigation
Posted: September 16, 2011 Environmental

U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan began preliminary matters Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn., regarding the massive coal ash spill that dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge from a TVA storage pond into the Emory River and surrounding community on Dec.