CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Wettermark
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.
In March 1989, attorney James H. Wetter-mark, acting on behalf of Charhe L. McCau-*970ley and Steve Roberson, filed actions in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, seeking benefits pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for injuries McCauley and Roberson alleged they had suffered arising out of and in the course of their employment with CSX Transportation, Inc.
On April 4, 1989, CSX filed motions to dismiss both cases pursuant to § 6-6-430, Ala.Code 1975, which provides for the application of the doctrine of forum non conve-niens, contending that the…
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