Tyson Foods, Inc. v. McCollum

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Tyson Foods, Inc., appeals from the Marshall Circuit Court's judgment entered on a jury verdict against it and in favor of Martha McCollum in her action alleging retaliatory discharge under Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11.1, a part of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act. Tyson contends, among other things, that the trial court erred in denying its motions for judgment as a matter of law, for a new trial, or for a remittitur. We hold that the trial court erred in…