M & J Materials, Inc. v. Isbell

MURDOCK, Justice,

We granted a petition for a writ of cer-tiorari filed by Stanford D. Isbell challenging the reversal by the Court of Civil Appeals of a judgment entered on a jury verdict in Isbell’s favor against Isbell’s former employer, M & J Materials, Inc. (“M & J”), on a claim alleging retaliatory discharge. We reverse the judgment of *11the Court of Civil Appeals and remand the case.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In February 2007, Isbell sued M. & J and fictitiously named defendants in the Jefferson Circuit Court seeking an award of benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act,…