G. UB. MK. Constructors v. Carson
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
G.UB.MK. Constructors appeals from a jury verdict for plaintiff Robert Dale Carson in a workers' compensation/retaliatory discharge case, filed pursuant to § 25-5-11.1, Code of Ala. 1975. The jury awarded Carson compensatory damages in the amount of $50,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $300,000. We reverse and render.
G.UB.MK. Constructors is a construction firm that is responsible for some of the maintenance, modification and retrofit work for the Tennessee Valley Authority at its Colbert Steam Plant. Carson began working for G.UB.MK. Constructors in 1992 as a pipe fitter with the…
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