Norandal U.S.A., Inc. v. Graben

MOORE, Judge.

This is the second time these parties have been before this court. In Norandal U.S.A., Inc. v. Graben, 18 So.3d 405, 416 (Ala.Civ.App.2009), this court reversed a judgment of the Jackson Circuit Court ordering Norandal U.S.A., Inc. (“the employer”), to pay Welton “Sonny” Graben (“the employee”) permanent-total-disability benefits pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-57(a)(4)d., a part of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq., on account of a July 10, 1997, right-knee injury. This court held that, in deciding whether the employee’s…