Ex Parte Everest National Ins. Co., 2100711 (ala.civ.app. 9-16-2011)

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Everest National Insurance Company (“Everest”) petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to set aside its order granting Ronald Gray’s motion to compel Everest to provide a panel of four physicians pursuant to § 25-5-77(a), Ala.Code.1975. For the reasons set forth herein, we deny the petition.

This is the second time this action, arising under the Workers’ Compensation Act, § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, has been before this court. See Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. Gray, 898 So.2d 753 (Ala.Civ.App.2004). Some of the procedural…