PINKERTON SEC. & INVESTIGATIONS v. Chamblee

These consolidated appeals arise from civil actions brought by Troy Chamblee and Tony Jackson against Pinkerton Security Investigations Services, Inc. ("Pinkerton"). Much of the pertinent procedural history was summarized by the Alabama Supreme Court in its opinion issued in earlier mandamus proceedings (Ex parte Chamblee, 899 So.2d 244 (Ala. 2004)):

"Chamblee and Jackson separately sued Pinkerton. . . . The cases were consolidated for trial before Tennant M. Smallwood, Jr., circuit judge of Jefferson County. On July 14, 2003, Judge Smallwood entered monetary judgments in favor of each…