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  <description>The latest blog posts from BeasleyAllen.com.</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Any business in Gulf Coast states may be entitled to money from BP</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/any-business-in-gulf-coast-states-may-be-entitled-to-money-from-bp-settlement/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The new Deepwater Horizon Claims Center has opened and will be processing claims until April 2014. One thing most lawyers don't know is that ANY business in ANY part of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, or the west coast of Florida (all the way to Key West), can qualify for compensation as stated below.

Generally speaking, any private business in one of the areas mentioned above that had an aggregate revenue decrease of 15 percent or more over a consecutive three-month time period between M...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/any-business-in-gulf-coast-states-may-be-entitled-to-money-from-bp-settlement/">Any business in Gulf Coast states may be entitled to money from BP</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Johnson &#038; Johnson to phase out controversial transvaginal mesh</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/johnson-johnson-to-phase-out-controversial-transvaginal-mesh-implants/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Johnson &amp; Johnson will stop selling transvaginal mesh devices that are at the center of numerous lawsuits filed by women who say they were injured by the implants. Transvaginal mesh is a type of surgical mesh used to treat pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse and sudden urinary incontinence.

The consumer health products giant insisted the phase-out is not due to the mounting lawsuits, and that it is not issuing a recall. “Our decision to discontinue these products is b...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/johnson-johnson-to-phase-out-controversial-transvaginal-mesh-implants/">Johnson &#038; Johnson to phase out controversial transvaginal mesh</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Lawyers, CPAs invited by PSC to attend free BP settlement recovery conference</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/lawyers-cpas-invited-by-psc-to-attend-free-bp-settlement-recovery-conference/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Plaintiffs's Steering Committee for the BP oil spill consolidated litigation will host a free one-day conference open to lawyers and CPAs. Members of the PSC will explain the details of the settlement and review all the information attorneys and accountants who represent businesses and individuals need to know to determine if their clients have a claim and how to file such a claim in the settlement program. The conference is called BP Settlement Recovery Conference: How the Settlement...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/lawyers-cpas-invited-by-psc-to-attend-free-bp-settlement-recovery-conference/">Lawyers, CPAs invited by PSC to attend free BP settlement recovery conference</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/lawyers-cpas-invited-by-psc-to-attend-free-bp-settlement-recovery-conference/</guid>
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    <title>Tots in Mind crib tents pulled from market after death, serious brain injury reports</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tots-in-mind-crib-tents-pulled-from-market-after-death-serious-brain-injury-reports/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and five retailers have announced a voluntary recall to provide refunds to consumers who own crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. CPSC is warning parents and caregivers who own these products that infants and toddlers are at risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and entrapment hazards posed by these products.  The CPSC is aware of one death and one catastrophic brain injury linked to these products.

Tots ...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tots-in-mind-crib-tents-pulled-from-market-after-death-serious-brain-injury-reports/">Tots in Mind crib tents pulled from market after death, serious brain injury reports</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tots-in-mind-crib-tents-pulled-from-market-after-death-serious-brain-injury-reports/</guid>
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    <title>Morphine drug recalled due to risk of overdose</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/morphine-drug-recalled-due-to-risk-of-overdose/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A nationwide recall of one lot of the potent painkiller injection Hydromorphone has been issued because the syringe system may contain more of the drug than indicated on the label. Hydromorphone is an opioid pain medication that if overdosed can cause respiratory depression (or slowed or suspended breathing), low blood pressure, and reduced heart rate including circulatory collapse, all of which can cause death.

The recall involves one lot of Hydromorphone Injection, USP, 1 mg/mL (C-II), 1 mL...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/morphine-drug-recalled-due-to-risk-of-overdose/">Morphine drug recalled due to risk of overdose</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Folding step-stools recalled after falls with injuries due to breakage</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/folding-step-stools-recalled-after-falls-with-injuries-due-to-breakage/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in conjunction with Kennedy International Inc., has issued a recall plastic folding step-stools after reports the stool can crack and break, resulting in consumers falling. The manufacturer has received at least 15 reports of incidents where the stool cracked or broke, three resulting in injuries. Reported injuries include two back injuries and one fractured leg.

This recall involves 9-inch and 13-inch Kennedy International folding step stoo...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/folding-step-stools-recalled-after-falls-with-injuries-due-to-breakage/">Folding step-stools recalled after falls with injuries due to breakage</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Inflatable pool slides recalled after incidents involving death, severe neck injuries</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/inflatable-pool-slides-recalled-after-incidents-involving-death-severe-neck-injuries/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Toys R Us Inc. have announced the recall of about 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides. During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. The CPSC is aware of one death in connection to this product.

The vinyl slides have a blue base, yellow sliding mat and an arch going over the top of the slide. By connecting a hose to...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/inflatable-pool-slides-recalled-after-incidents-involving-death-severe-neck-injuries/">Inflatable pool slides recalled after incidents involving death, severe neck injuries</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Trampolines sold at Walmart recalled for fall hazard</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/trampolines-sold-at-walmart-recalled-for-fall-hazard/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A line of trampolines sold exclusively at discount retail giant Walmart has been recalled by the manufacturer due to a fall hazard. The recall involves the Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampoline. The netting around the trampoline can break, allowing children to fall through the netting and be injured. The manufacturer has received 17 reports of the net breaking, resulting in 11 injuries including broken bones, back and neck injuries, and contusions.

The recall involves the Sportspower BouncePro...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/trampolines-sold-at-walmart-recalled-for-fall-hazard/">Trampolines sold at Walmart recalled for fall hazard</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>BP oil spill settlement gains preliminary approval</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/bp-oil-spill-settlement-gains-preliminary-approval/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier on May 2, 2012, granted preliminary approval to two class action settlement agreements between BP and plaintiffs’ attorneys related to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The settlements would help to resolve more than 100,000 claims from businesses and individuals who say they were harmed by the massive oil spill, which erupted in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.

Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, which ...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/bp-oil-spill-settlement-gains-preliminary-approval/">BP oil spill settlement gains preliminary approval</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Beasley Allen&#8217;s Leigh O&#8217;Dell named to Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee in transvaginal mesh litigation</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/leigh-odell-named-to-plaintiffs-steering-committee-in-transvaginal-mesh-litigation/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Beasley Allen attorney Leigh O’Dell has been selected to serve on the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for consolidated Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) concerning transvaginal mesh. Transvaginal mesh is used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The mesh is implanted through the vagina and is used to shore up pelvic organs that have become displaced due to age, childbirth, hysterectomy or obesity. 

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidist...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/leigh-odell-named-to-plaintiffs-steering-committee-in-transvaginal-mesh-litigation/">Beasley Allen&#8217;s Leigh O&#8217;Dell named to Plaintiffs&#8217; Steering Committee in transvaginal mesh litigation</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/leigh-odell-named-to-plaintiffs-steering-committee-in-transvaginal-mesh-litigation/</guid>
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