Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Fort James Operating Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 4, 2004No. 1030607PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William Irby was employed by Fort James Operating Company ("Fort James") for 32 years. In July 1997, while practicing with the Fort James fire-prevention department on a riverbank, Irby stepped onto a rock, the rock moved, and he fell and seriously injured his ankle. He underwent numerous surgeries to repair the damage. His doctors allowed him to return to work, but under certain restrictions limiting his activities.
When Irby was physically able to return to Fort James, Fort James told him that it had no job that fell within the restrictions under which Irby could work. Irby then decided that…
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