TRA Transportation v. Patterson

On November 30, 2007, James Patterson (“the employee”) received various personal injuries in an automobile accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with TRA Transportation (“the employer”). The accident occurred in Michigan, but the employer paid the employee workers’ compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, eventually settling the claim with the approval of the Tallapoosa Circuit Court (“the trial court”) in June 2009 for a lump sum of $60,000, leaving open the employee’s right to future medical…