Herring v. Veolia Environmental SVC

THOMAS, Judge.

Veolia Environmental SVC (“Veolia”)1 is the defendant in a workers’ compensation action brought in the Etowah Circuit Court by Christopher Herring. On August 29, 2012, Veolia filed a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to change venue under the forum non conveniens statute, Ala.Code 1975, § 6-3-21.1, seeking to have the action transferred to the Tal-ladega Circuit Court. In support of its motion, Veolia provided an “Employer’s First Report of Injury or Occupational Disease” form (“the first-report-of-injury form”), completed after Herring reported his injury to his…