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Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris Partners with North Central Alabama Race for the Cure

July 29, 2010 (Birmingham, AL) Birmingham attorney Leila Watson looks forward to seeing old friends every year at the Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris tent at the North Central Alabama Race for the Cure. Many of those friends were Cory Watson clients in the 1990’s when the law firm represented breast cancer patients and others who were injured by silicone gel breast implants. "We personally got to know hundreds of Alabama women who had breast cancer: we saw them, we talked with them. They were incredible people with so much positive energy," said Watson, "They didn’t feel sorry for themselves." For Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, the implant litigation launched a campaign for women’s health that continues today with sponsorship of the North Central Alabama Race for the Cure.

The firm’s partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, North Central Alabama Affiliate has continued for more than a decade, and like thousands of Komen partners nationwide, Watson has been able to watch dramatic strides made in breast cancer research and treatment. "Every week you read a medical article about a new development in the fight against breast cancer," points out Watson who notes that very little was known about this disease as recently as the 1970’s. The advances in research and treatment are driven by ongoing financial investment and a reliable base of local and national funding. "Susan G. Komen for the Cure has always been there and we are honored to be part of the Affiliate’s sponsorship network. We look forward to great things to come."

2010 Race date- October 9th . Registration and Race information available at www.komenncalabama.org

Lawyer G. Rick DiGiorgio Featured in WSB TV News Investigative Report on Hot Fuel

July 12, 2010 (Birmingham, AL) Attorney G. Rick DiGiorgio of Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris was featured in a July 12, 2010 WSB TV News Investigative report on a controversial consumer and gasoline industry issue known as “Hot Fuel”. DiGiorgio and other attorneys represent consumers in class action lawsuits charging gasoline suppliers are ripping off customers at the pump. Click here to read the WSB TV story.

Mr. Giorgio is a founding partner in the law firm Cory Watson Crowder and DeGaris, a leading personal injury law firm recognized throughout the United States for complex litigation including mass torts litigation, multidistrict litigation, class actions, products liability, business and securities litigation, environmental litigation and mass torts litigation of defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

DeGaris Named to Trucking Litigation Board

June 2010 (Birmingham, AL) Annesley H. DeGaris of Birmingham, Alabama law firm Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris has been named to the National Advisory Board of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, APITLA . Mr. DeGaris is a founding partner in the law firm Cory Watson Crowder and DeGaris, a leading personal injury law firm that is recognized throughout the United States for complex litigation including mass torts litigation, multidistrict litigation , class actions, products liability, business and securities litigation, environmental litigation and mass torts litigation of defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

As a senior partner, Mr. DeGaris has an extensive practice in individual personal injury and wrongful death cases covering motor vehicle collisions, defective motor vehicles and ATVs, tractor-trailer accidents and toxic exposures. He has litigated cases against major trucking companies, insurance companies, international chemical manufacturers responsible for toxic spills, aircraft manufacturers, and major pharmaceutical companies.

The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, ("APITLA") is comprised of attorneys who have joined together to help eliminate unsafe and illegal Interstate trucking practices and make American highways safer through education, litigation and legislation.

"Hot Fuel" Class Action Lawsuit Tells Big Oil To Change Their Ways

June 16, 2010 (Birmingham, AL) Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris attorney Rick DiGiorgio is featured in an ABC 33/40 TV news report on the “Hot Fuel” class action lawsuit that could affect the price consumers pay for their gasoline. DiGiorgio represents plaintiffs in the litigation that accuses oil suppliers of ripping off consumers at the pump.

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Canada Health Warnings for Pfizer Smoking Cessation Drug Champix®

June 9, 2010 (Birmingham, AL) Health officials in Canada have added a Boxed Warning to the Pfizer smoking cessation drug Champix® (varenicline) alerting consumers to the risk of neuropsychiatric side effects. The safety warning from Health Canada notes that patients using Champix® in an effort to quit smoking should be aware that neuropsychiatric side effects have occurred in people who have a history of psychiatric disorders and in people who have not suffered psychiatric disorders in the past. In addition to the Boxed Warning, Health Canada issued a Public Communication noting that Champix® patients who drink alcohol may be at increased risk for neuropsychiatric side effects. The advisory also mentions the risk of allergic reactions and side effects ranging from sleepiness and dizziness to loss of consciousness and seizure.

The Health Canada advisory recommends that “Patients should not engage in potentially hazardous activities, such as driving a car or operating heavy machinery until they know how they may be affected by Champix®.” The Pfizer drug is also under fire in the U.S... Champix® is marketed under the trade name Chantix® in the U.S. and similar health alarms were sounded by the FDA nearly a year ago. The FDA 2009 warning noted that the stop smoking drug had been linked to a number of neuropsychiatric side effects including suicide, suicide ideation, depression and aggression. Pfizer, the manufacturer of Champix® and Chantix®, faces lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada as a result of serious injury and death alleged to be associated with its use.

In the United States, all federal Chantix® litigation has been coordinated in federal court in Birmingham, Alabama before Judge Inge Johnson. Attorney Ernest Cory of Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris has been appointed to serve as Lead Counsel for plaintiffs in this litigation. In Canada, Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris and other counsel have filed class actions against Pfizer on behalf of all Canadian citizens injured by the drug.

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is a Birmingham, Alabama law firm recognized nationally for its practice in mass torts litigation of defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals, class actions, multidistrict litigation and complex litigation including business and securities litigation and environmental litigation.

Alabama SuperLawyers Selects Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris Attorneys

(Birmingham, AL) Attorneys Ernest Cory and Annesley H. DeGaris of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. have been elected to Alabama SuperLawyers 2010 in the category of Personal Injury Plaintiff - Products liability. Attorney Leila H.Watson was named to Alabama SuperLawyers in the Class Actions-Mass Torts category. Ms. Watson was also named one of the Top 25 Women in the Alabama SuperLawyers 2010 survey.

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is a Birmingham, Alabama personal injury law firm recognized nationally for its practice in complex litigation including multidistrict litigation, class actions, products liability, business and securities litigation, environmental litigation and mass torts litigation of defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. Cory Watson has an extensive practice in consumer litigation, personal injury and wrongful death cases. Additional information is available at www.cwcd.com.

Cory Watson Lawyers Selected Top Birmingham Personal Injury Attorneys

(Birmingham, AL) Attorneys Ernest Cory, Leila Watson, Annesley DeGaris and Jason Shamblin of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. have been selected Birmingham Top Attorneys 2010 in a peer-review survey sponsored by Birmingham Magazine. Ernest Cory and Leila Watson were voted Top Attorneys in the Personal Injury law category, Annesley DeGaris was elected a Top Attorney in Environmental Litigation and Jason Shamblin was named a Rising Star in the category that honors attorneys under the age of 40.

Attorneys named to the Birmingham Top Attorneys List in Birmingham Magazine were elected by their peers in one of the largest peer review surveys ever done in the area. More than 900 Birmingham attorneys cast votes in the 2010 survey, according to Birmingham Magazine.

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is a Birmingham, Alabama personal injury law firm recognized nationally for its practice in complex litigation including multidistrict litigation, class actions, products liability, business and securities litigation, environmental litigation and mass torts litigation of defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. Cory Watson has an extensive practice in consumer litigation, personal injury and wrongful death cases. Additional information is available at corywatsonlaw.com.

Cory Watson Attorney Jason Shamblin featured in CBS News Rhino Expose

In the swath of Kentucky called the Land Between The Lakes, the Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area is a rugged expanse of hills and woodlands crisscrossed by 100 miles of trails. Test drivers came here in July, 2002, to try out the Yamaha Rhino...Read More

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Cory Watson Expands Asbestos Litigation Division

(Birmingham, AL) Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris shareholder Ernest Cory announced today that the Birmingham, Alabama law firm has expanded its practice of Asbestos and Mesothelioma litigation with the addition of attorney Courtney Sach who joins an asbestos lawyer team headed by shareholders Leila H. Watson and Annesley H. DeGaris.

"We are proud to add Ms. Sach to the firm as we further expand the Cory Watson’s Asbestos litigation group. Alabama is seeing an increasing number of Mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis cases in large part because asbestos related diseases can have a long latency period. Many people being diagnosed with asbestos related diseases today were exposed to the material thirty or forty years ago," said Cory.

Courtney Sach is a graduate of Cornell University and received her J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law. Her law practice has been devoted exclusively to asbestos litigation for four years. Cory Watson Crowder and DeGaris is a Birmingham, Alabama Personal Injury law firm recognized nationally for its practice areas of Complex Litigation, Mass Torts, Class Actions, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Defective Medical Devices, Products Liability, Business and Securities Litigation and Environmental Litigation. The firm has an extensive practice in individual personal injury and wrongful death cases covering motorvehicle collisions, railroad grade crossing accidents, defective motor vehicles and ATVs, toxic exposures, dangerous household products, roadway construction failures, workplace and construction site accidents, building and other structural failures, and insurance and consumer lending fraud.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie McCraney mmccraney@cwcd.com (205) 328–2200

FDA Black Box Warning for Pfizer Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix®

Cory Watson Crowder and DeGaris charges Pfizer knew of potential Chantix dangers
(Birmingham, AL)       The FDA has mandated a “Black Box Warning ” requiring Pfizer Inc., manufacturer of Chantix®,  to strengthen warnings about the health risks and dangers associated with using the drug. Chantix® (varenicline) is advertised as an aid to help people quit smoking. 

Click here to review the Press Release. | Click here to review the FDA News Release.

Dellaccio Named Shareholder at Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris

(Birmingham, AL) Attorney Douglas A. Dellaccio, Jr. has been named Shareholder at Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris. The appointment was announced today by Senior Shareholder Ernest Cory. Dellaccio’s practice is focused on personal injury, class actions, environmental law and mass torts.

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is based in Birmingham, Alabama and is recognized nationally for its practice areas of personal injury, mass torts, class-action and complex litigation.


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