Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Courtaulds Fibers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 5, 2000No. 1981706 and 1981707PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On December 20, 1993, James R. Evans, Sr., Johnette Brown, and 22 other plaintiffs filed a workers' compensation action, alleging that they had developed an occupational disease caused by exposure to chemicals while working for Courtaulds Fibers, Inc.1 Courtaulds denied compensation, arguing that the plaintiffs' injuries were not job-related. The plaintiffs filed a motion to stay the workers' compensation proceedings pending the disposition of a third-party tort action that some of the plaintiffs had filed against Courtaulds PLC (an indirect parent company of Courtaulds), Akzo Chemical…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Smith v. WILCOX CTY. BD. OF EDUC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Burdeshaw v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Atkins v. ShirleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Hayden v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Brown v. Courtaulds Fibers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Evans v. Courtaulds Fibers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000