Legal Opinion
Walker v. DCH Regional Medical Center
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 11, 2002No. 2010183PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Luella Walker sued DCH Regional Medical Center ("DCH") in the Fayette Circuit Court, claiming that she was entitled to workers' compensation benefits from DCH and that DCH had terminated her employment in violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11.1. That Code section prohibits an employer from terminating an employee in retaliation for the employee's filing for workers' compensation benefits. The parties settled Walker's workers' compensation claim for $3,500; that settlement was approved by the trial court. Walker appeals from a summary judgment for DCH on her retaliatory-discharge claim.
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