Ex Parte Wal-Mart, Inc.

Wal-Mart, Inc., is a defendant in an action filed in the Elmore County Circuit Court by Kenneth Pierce. Wal-Mart petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing Judge John Bush to vacate his order compelling Wal-Mart to produce "all customer incident reports and employee accident review forms for all Alabama Wal-Mart Stores for a five year period prior to December 28, 1997." We grant the petition only in part.

Pierce sued Wal-Mart for negligently or wantonly causing injuries to his neck, back, shoulder, and knee at a Wal-Mart store in Wetumpka, Alabama. Pierce suffered his injuries on…