Chancey v. East Alabama Behavioral Medicine, P.C.

HOUSTON, Justice.

The Medical Assurance Company, Inc., an intervenor in an action pending in the Montgomery Circuit Court, petitions for a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to continue the trial of issues relating to insurance coverage owed by Medical Assurance to the defendant, East Alabama Behavioral Medicine, P.C. We deny the writ.

I Facts

On September 23, 1999, Phillip Chancey and his wife Beth Chancey sued Dr. Kimberly Whitchard and her employer, East Alabama Behavioral Medicine, P.C. (“East Alabama”), alleging medical malpractice under the Alabama Medical Liability Act, Ala.Code…