COX-2 Litigation Headlines - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/8260.xml Latest in COX-2 legal news. - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Beasley Allen Files Coal Ash Spill Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Residents and Property Owners Affected by Disaster http://www.prweb.com/releases/coal-ash-spill/class-action-lawsuit/prweb1844814.htm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a class action suit on behalf of property owners damaged by the Dec. 22, 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant. Located 40 miles west of Knoxville, Tenn., the plant released 1.1 billion gallons of toxin-laden sludge into a rural neighborhood when a waste storage pond retaining wall failed. The suit is filed against the TVA, the nation's largest public utility, over potentially the most significant environmental disaster since the Exxon Valdez oil spill. (PRWeb Jan 9, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/coal-ash-spill/class-action-lawsuit/prweb1844814.htm New Weblog (“Blog”), MyMeso.org, Aims to Raise Awareness of Deadly Form of Lung Cancer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb803514.htm Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group. (PRWeb Mar 26, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb803514.htm Mayor to Declare April 1 Asbestos Awareness Day in Montgomery http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb803544.htm Mayor Bobby Bright will sign a proclamation declaring April 1 as Asbestos Awareness Day in Montgomery in a ceremony at his office Friday, March 28, 2008, at 10 a.m. (PRWeb Mar 25, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb803544.htm $4.85 Billion Verdict Announced - Largest in U.S. History http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568320.htm After more than five years of hard-fought and difficult litigation, Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion, the largest pharmaceutical settlement in history, to resolve certain Vioxx-related claims involving plaintiffs who suffered a heart attack (including sudden cardiac death) or a stroke. Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield and his Vioxx team of lawyers -- Benjamin Locklar, P. Leigh O'Dell, and W. Roger Smith, III -- played an integral role in the development of the Settlement Program and in Merck agreeing to settle these cases. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568320.htm Beasley Allen Law Firm Supports Asbestos Ban http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb509783.htm Tom Methvin, President of Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery Alabama, announced the firm's support of the Ban Asbestos in America Act that Senator Murray (D-WASH) has been working on for over 5 years. "We support this amendment [to the Toxic Substances Control Act because we believe it addresses 3 very important issues - a complete ban of asbestos-containing products, research and treatment, and education," Tom said. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb509783.htm Beasley Allen Says Bextra Recall May be Too Late for Thousands http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb229726.htm The Montgomery law firm has filed 161 Bextra, Celebrex and Vioxx lawsuits to date. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2005)

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