Blackman v. Gray Rider Truck Lines, Inc.

Mark Blackman sued his employer, Gray Rider Truck Lines, Inc., and the third-party adjuster handling its workers' compensation claims, Southern Risk Services, Inc., seeking workers' compensation benefits for an alleged on-the-job injury. Blackman also sought damages on a claim of retaliatory discharge.

On May 28, 1997, the trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of Gray Rider and Southern Risk on Blackman's retaliatory discharge claim and certified that judgment as final pursuant to Rule 54(b), Ala. R. Civ. P. After a hearing on Blackman's workers' compensation claim, the trial court…