Ex Parte Bowman

Phil Bowman petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to dismiss Clarence Heard's and Janice Heard's claims against him. At the outset, we note that this is a companion case to Ex parte Atkinson,976 So.2d 1001 (Ala. 2007).

Facts and Procedural History

The pertinent facts in this case, as set forth in Ex parteAtkinson, are as follows:

"Clarence Heard claims he was injured on November 23, 2002, in an accident involving a positive flow continuous fermenter manufactured by APV North America, Inc. (`the APV tank'), while he was employed by Ventura Foods, L.L.C. On November…