Ex parte Talbott

BOLIN, Justice.

Richard Talbott, Stephen Ballard, and Dusty Layton petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Mobile Circuit Court to vacate its January 28, 2015, order denying their motion to dismiss Azin Agah’s claims against them and to enter a dismissal in their favor.

Facts and Procedural History

Before 2010, Agah was employed at the University of South Alabama (hereinafter “USA”) as a professor engaged in scientific research. Agah’s position was a tenure-track professorship. On February 26, 2010, USA’s vice president for Health Sciences, Ronald Franks, notified Agah that she would not…