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Thank you for choosing to receive The Jere Beasley Report , a comprehensive summary of national and state political and legal news. Penned by Beasley Allen founding shareholder Jere L. Beasley , The Report offers opinion, facts and analysis of the issues that are shaping the world today, both inside the courtroom and out. In this issue: A Report On Heavy Truck Cab Guards Firm Reaches Settlement In Sikorsky Helicopter Crash A Look At Product Liability Cases In The Workplace The... Read Full Story

I asked Leigh O’Dell to write this section of the Report this month. Leigh is a shareholder in the Mass Torts Section and a strong Christian. She is also a very good tennis player. I appreciate very much Leigh doing this for us and I believe all of you will be blessed by what she says. This past Christmas season I was struck anew by the love of God. Jesus, God’s Son through whom all things were created (Col. 1:16), laid down His crown and subjected Himself to His creation. Jesus left the... Read Full Story

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2Chron7:14 All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed. To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That... Read Full Story

Things were very busy for all of us at Beasley Allen last year. The lawyers and staff personnel in each section of the firm have lots going on and are working very hard. But being able to help folks who need help makes the hard work and all of the effort and expense worthwhile. We are blessed to have had the opportunities to be involved in a number of exciting projects during 2011. We all look forward to the New Year with great anticipation. The trial next month in New Orleans involving BP... Read Full Story

My brother Billy Beasley sent the following verse to me on my birthday last month. Billy, a pharmacist in our home town of Clayton, currently serves in the State Senate. He is working hard to get Alabama’s immigration law repealed. Hopefully, he will be successful. But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Cor 2:9 Jim Martin, a very good lawyer from Eufaula, Ala. sent in one... Read Full Story

As previously reported, The Beasley Allen Report is shown each week on WSFA-TV 12 in Montgomery. Hosted by Beasley Allen Shareholder and Past President of the American Association for Justice, Gibson Vance , this 30-minute show shares information about important cases, talks with expert attorneys and public officials, and provides valuable insight about topics that affect the public’s rights and access to civil justice. Each week the show features other Beasley Allen lawyers, as well as... Read Full Story

Katie Tucker, who has been with the firm for ten years, currently serves as Legal Assistant to Ted Meadows and Russ Abney . Katie has worked on a number of very important cases, including the ongoing HRT cases . She does outstanding work and has been a very important member of the litigation team in the HRT cases. Katie has been married to Gerald Tucker for 12 years and they have a five-year-old daughter, Georgia. In her spare time, Katie enjoys family time – whether it is an art project with... Read Full Story

Laurie Weldon, who has been with the firm for ten and a half years as a Legal Assistant, works with Ben Baker in our Product Liability Section. Laurie has always been interested in the legal field, starting her career as a court reporter. She worked for six years in that field. Because she wanted to start a family, she switched to working an 8-5 job as a legal secretary for a defense firm. Laurie worked her way up to paralegal. She then made the move to our firm. Laurie says she loves what... Read Full Story

Each year our firm selects lawyers who have done exceptional work during the year. This year Rhon Jones was selected as the firm’s Litigator of the Year. The annual recognition is presented each year to the lawyer who demonstrates exceptional professional skill throughout the course of the year and best represents the firm’s ideal of “helping those who need it most.” In addition to selecting the overall “top lawyer,” the firm also recognized excellence in each of its sections, naming the... Read Full Story

The Hannaford supermarket chain, which has stores in New England and New York, has recalled ground beef with a sell-by date of December 17 or earlier because it may be contaminated with salmonella . Fourteen people have fallen ill, and ten of them reported purchasing ground beef at Hannaford stores in Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont between October 12 and November 20, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Seven people were hospitalized; no deaths have been... Read Full Story