Ex Parte International Refining & Mfg. Co.

International Refining Manufacturing Co. d/b/a IRMCO and 47 other corporate defendants in the proceeding below ("the petitioners") petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Fayette Circuit Court to vacate its order denying the petitioners' motions to dismiss the claims against them, or, in the alternative, for a summary judgment. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural Background

On November 13, 2003, Bell Carr, Jr., and approximately 320 other former employees at a manufacturing plant operated by Arvin Industries d/b/a Arvin-Meritor, Inc. (hereinafter "the…