ASTRAZENECA LP v. State

To the extent that the main opinion relies on Hunt Petroleum Corp. v. State, 901 So.2d 1 (Ala.2004), I cannot concur in its rationale, because I believe that Hunt unduly restricts the jury’s consideration of reliance issues in fraud cases. The application of Hunt to the facts of this case is as wrong in this case as it was in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Alabama Department of Natural Resources, 986 So.2d 1093 (Ala. 2007), in which I dissented. I discussed my concerns in this respect at length in my dissent in Exxon. However, unlike the situation in Exxon, I believe that'the facts of this case fail to…