Devero v. North American Bus Industries

PITTMAN, Judge.

Anthony Devero appeals from a summary judgment in favor of his employer, North American Bus Industries (“NABI”), in an action in which Devero initially asserted claims purporting to be outside the scope of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, § 25-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 *133(“the Act”), but in which Devero ultimately sought benefits under the Act.

Devero worked as a bus painter at NABI for two years. In February 2005, a complaint was filed in the Calhoun Circuit Court on behalf of Devero and seven other plaintiffs alleging various tort claims against NABI and two other…