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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Troy native, Beasley Allen shareholder Rhon Jones, serving on BP trial panel</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/troy-native-beasley-allen-shareholder-rhon-jones-serving-on-bp-trial-panel/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Excerpted from the Troy Messenger:

A familiar face will be present as the massive trail over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill begins Monday in New Orleans.

Rhon Jones, who was born in Troy and graduated from Charles Henderson High School, is one of 15 attorneys who were chosen for the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in the multi-district litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion an oil spill.

Jones is based out of Montgomery and is an attorney with Beasley Allen Law Firm, ...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/troy-native-beasley-allen-shareholder-rhon-jones-serving-on-bp-trial-panel/">Troy native, Beasley Allen shareholder Rhon Jones, serving on BP trial panel</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Non-sterile eye, nose sprays promoted as cough, cold relief recalled</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/non-sterile-eye-nose-sprays-promoted-as-cough-cold-relief-recalled/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Eye and nasal sprays made by Dallas, Texas-based Wholistic Herbs Inc., are being recalled because the solutions may not be sterile and could lead to infections. The recall includes all quantities of Wholistic Herbs “Koff &amp; Kold” spray with herbal extract and “Kold Sore” spray with liquid sea mineral in 1 fl. oz. sprays distributed from March 2009 through February 2012.

“Koff &amp; Kold” is intended to be sprayed into the nose and throat for treatment of colds, flu, cough, stuf...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/non-sterile-eye-nose-sprays-promoted-as-cough-cold-relief-recalled/">Non-sterile eye, nose sprays promoted as cough, cold relief recalled</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>City of Troy enlists Beasley Allen to file claim against BP</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/city-of-troy-files-claim-against-bp/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[TROY, ALA. - (January 12, 2012) The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident that caused a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico even had an impact in Troy, but city officials haven’t determined a dollar amount equaling revenue loss.

Troy Mayor Jimmy Lunsford said the Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery approached the city and asked if they could enter a claim on behalf of the City of Troy. The firm suggested to Troy, and many other municipalities, that communities have lost revenue from peo...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/city-of-troy-files-claim-against-bp/">City of Troy enlists Beasley Allen to file claim against BP</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>CNN: BP says Halliburton &#8216;intentionally destroyed evidence&#8217; after Gulf oil spill</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/cnn-bp-says-halliburton-intentionally-destroyed-evidence-after-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A story published today by CNN reports oil giant BP is accusing Halliburton, a contractor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, of having "intentionally destroyed evidence" related to the explosion aboard the rig. The explosion killed 11 workers on the rig and led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history. It is estimated more than 200 million gallons of oil were spilled into the Gulf before the damaged well could be capped. Additionally,...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/cnn-bp-says-halliburton-intentionally-destroyed-evidence-after-gulf-oil-spill/">CNN: BP says Halliburton &#8216;intentionally destroyed evidence&#8217; after Gulf oil spill</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/cnn-bp-says-halliburton-intentionally-destroyed-evidence-after-gulf-oil-spill/</guid>
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    <title>Merck to pay nearly $1 billion for illegal marketing of Vioxx</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/merck-to-pay-nearly-1-billion-for-illegal-marketing-of-vioxx/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical company Merck, Sharp &amp; Dohme has agreed to pay $950 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims related to its promotion and marketing of the painkiller Vioxx® (rofecoxib), the Justice Department announced today.    Under the terms of the resolution, Merck will plead guilty to a one-count information charging a single violation of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) for introducing a misbranded drug, Vioxx®, into interstate commerce.  ...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/merck-to-pay-nearly-1-billion-for-illegal-marketing-of-vioxx/">Merck to pay nearly $1 billion for illegal marketing of Vioxx</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/merck-to-pay-nearly-1-billion-for-illegal-marketing-of-vioxx/</guid>
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    <title>Fly ash data removed from spreadsheets, TVA engineer testifies</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tva-engineers-testify-they-omitted-fly-ash-data-from-reports/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[By Ed Marcum
Nashville News Sentinel/Knoxnews.com

Excerpt: Engineers who removed certain data from spreadsheets used for groundwater monitoring at the time of the 2008 Kingston coal fly ash spill did so because they thought it would confuse the results for others, including upper-level TVA management, a TVA engineer testified Monday as the second week of trial in the fly ash lawsuit began.

About 230 plaintiffs are suing TVA, claiming damage to property and health when a holding cell and d...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tva-engineers-testify-they-omitted-fly-ash-data-from-reports/">Fly ash data removed from spreadsheets, TVA engineer testifies</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
    <guid>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tva-engineers-testify-they-omitted-fly-ash-data-from-reports/</guid>
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    <title>Alleged widespread intentional fraud in mortgage lending industry</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/cbs-news-uncovers-allege-widespread-intentional-fraud-in-mortgage-lending-industry/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[According to a recent report aired on CBS News program 60 Minutes, as foreclosed homes flood the market in the midst of the economic crisis, banks are finding that all too often the ownership documents on these properties are missing. The report says “shortcuts” taken during the heydays of issuing mortgage-backed investments meant that some legal documents behind the mortgages “simply aren’t there.” Reporter Scott Pelley said it appears some lending institutions, desperate to turn over...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/cbs-news-uncovers-allege-widespread-intentional-fraud-in-mortgage-lending-industry/">Alleged widespread intentional fraud in mortgage lending industry</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>&#8216;Tort reform&#8217; harms us all</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tort-reform-harms-us-all/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A column penned by Josh Moon and published in the Montgomery Advertiser on July 3 points out how recent legislation passed by Alabama's elected officials may take away your rights as a citizen to a fair trial by jury. Just in time for Independence Day! Moon notes that the restrictions "reduce the statute of limitations on some suits, prohibit suits against businesses that merely sell a harmful product, reduce post-judgment interest rates, prohibit 'forum shopping' for wrongful death cases and...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/tort-reform-harms-us-all/">&#8216;Tort reform&#8217; harms us all</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Oil spill cleanup workers file personal injury lawsuits</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/oil-spill-cleanup-workers-file-personal-injury-lawsuits/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Published June 27, 2011 - The Montgomery Advertiser
by Mary Sell

Montgomery Advertiser reporter Mary Sell spoke with three of the hundreds of victims suffering physically, mentally and emotionally following their work in helping to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last spring and summer. The workers were enlisted by BP and other agencies to help clean oil, apply chemical dispersants and monitor the Gulf Coast beaches following the April 20 disaster when the Deepwater Hori...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/oil-spill-cleanup-workers-file-personal-injury-lawsuits/">Oil spill cleanup workers file personal injury lawsuits</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Attorney for victim of wrongful foreclosure turns tables on the bank</title>
    <link>http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/attorney-for-victim-of-wrongful-foreclosure-turns-tables-on-the-bank/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[After a Collier County, Florida, couple were the victims of a wrongful foreclosure, their attorney turned the tables on Bank of America. When the bank failed to pay court costs after the lawsuit was settled in the couple's favor, the attorney hired a moving company and showed up at the local Bank of America branch with Sheriff's deputies, intending to seize assets to recoup the expenses.

As reported by WINK News, the trouble started when Bank of America mistakenly issued a foreclosure notice ...<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/attorney-for-victim-of-wrongful-foreclosure-turns-tables-on-the-bank/">Attorney for victim of wrongful foreclosure turns tables on the bank</a>]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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