Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Scrushy
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 7, 2011No. 1090445PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHAW, Justice.
The plaintiffs below, Wade Tucker; the Wendell H. Cook, Sr., Testamentary Trust; John P. Cook; and HealthSouth Corporation (“the petitioners”), petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate its order in favor of the law firm of Parkman, Adams & White, LLC (“Parkman”), quashing a subpoena seeking the production of documents and records held by Parkman reflecting payments made by or on behalf of Richard Scrushy.1 We grant the petition and issue the writ.
*752 Facts and Procedural History
On June 18, 2009, the Jefferson Circuit Court entered a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ex Parte AMI West Alabama General Hosp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
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