City of Birmingham v. Thomas

PITTMAN, Judge.

This appeal arises from postjudgment proceedings in an action originally brought by Alex Thomas (“the employee”) against the City of Birmingham (“the City”) in October 2012 in which the employee sought an award of benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq.1 The parties reached a mediated settlement of the employee’s claims in October 2013, and a joint petition was filed by the parties on December 12, 2013, in which they noted their agreement upon a settlement pursuant to which the employee would release all claims against the City and…