Mass Tort Litigation
The Mayfield Law Firm has now teamed up with Beasley Allen to handle Mass Tort Litigation cases. Beasley Allen is the premier national law firm and has handled cases involving verdicts and settlements totaling more than $20 billion. Over 375 of these verdicts or settlements exceeded $1 million, with 57 of those exceeding $10 million, 7 exceeding $100 million and 2 exceeding $4 billion. Beasley Allen currently holds U.S. records for largest verdicts/settlements in 4 categories. Several of their landmark verdicts and settlements are highlighted below.
- $4,850,000,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutical Vioxx
- $177,000,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutical
- $92,000,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutica
- $80,000,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutical
- $51,000,000 Verdict Involving Pharmaceutical Drug - Vioxx
- $27,750,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutical
- $14,500,000 Settlement Involving Pharmaceutical
It's a common enough occurrence - a talented young athlete sidelined with an injury. A shoulder or knee has taken a bit too much of a beating, and doesn't respond to the usual rehab. A conference among coaches, doctors, the athlete, and his family results in a decision that surgery is the best solution. But, strangely, as the athlete works to recover after the surgery, problems persist, and worsen. In a terrible twist, a medical device originally intended to speed healing and lessen pain during recovery - a pain pump - has caused a serious, permanent injury. Patients rely on being able to trust the information provided to them by the makers of these "miracle" drugs and devices. They expect that products have been properly tested and have passed all types of screenings to make sure they are safe. Unfortunately, this is often not true. For some companies, the priority changes from patient health to their bottom line, and they are slow to admit a device or drug is defective or dangerous.
Beasley Allen has one of the largest and most technologically advanced Mass Torts practices in the country. The Mass Torts division represents numerous people in claims against companies that manufacture and/or market defective pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices. The resources devoted to this division allow the firm to competently and conscientiously handle any group of cases, no matter how large, along with particular catastrophic injury cases.
The Beasley Allen firm was recently involved in one of the greatest victories in Mass Torts history, against drug manufacturer Merck regarding the drug Vioxx. After more than five years of hard-fought and difficult litigation, Merck agreed to pay $4.85 billion, the largest pharmaceutical settlement in U.S. history, to resolve certain Vioxx-related claims involving plaintiffs who suffered a heart attack, including sudden cardiac death, or a stroke.
WHY CHOOSE US?
For an attorney unfamiliar with mass tort litigation, it can be confusing and intimidating territory. The plaintiff must constantly be on the offense, pushing discovery issues and securing trial settings. Trial settings in mass tort litigation are crucial in discovery issues and vital in initiating settlement negotiations. When you retain the Mayfield Law Firm, you have the benefits of local Mississippi law firm as well as the expertise and resources of a national law firm at no additional cost.
The following are some of the cases that we are currently accepting:
- Chantix
- Purpose: Prescribed to help people stop smoking
- Side effects: Increased risk for heart disease
- Crestor
- Purpose: Treatment for cholesterol and high triglycerides in the blood.
- Side effects: kidney or liver failure or muscle damage
- Darvon & Darvocet
- Purpose: Painkiller
- Side effects: heart & liver problems
- Yaz, Yasmin, & Ocella Birth Control Pills Purpose: Birth Control Pills
- Side effects: Heart Attacks, Strokes, Blood Clots, Pancreas and Gall Bladder Damage
- Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac & SSRI Antidepressants
- Purpose: Treatment of depression
- Side effects: birth defects
- Depuy Hip Replacement
- Purpose: Replace hip
- Side effects: pain, problems walking, swelling of the hip, or lack of flexibility in the area of the hip
- Other Drugs
Call the Mayfield Law Firm for more information
If you or a loved one has experienced kidney or liver problems as a result of taking any of the above drugs, you may be entitled to compensation. Also, if you have experienced complications as a result of a Depuy hip replacement, you may be entitled to compensation.
ATTORNEY FEE
You pay no attorney’s fee until and unless we produce a monetary recovery for you. Our fee is based on a percentage of the recovery. The attorney’s fee may be split between several attorneys, but your recovery is not adversely affected by the number of the attorneys that work on your case.





