Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Cummings

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 2000No. 1981428PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rebecca Cummings petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Michael Suttle to vacate his order denying her motion to compel discovery of workers' compensation files on the plaintiff maintained by the defendant Martin Industries, Inc. ("Martin"), her former employer, and by JRH Risk Services, Inc. ("JRH Risk"), Martin's insurance carrier. We grant the petition.

On or about April 11, 1995, Cummings suffered an on-the-job injury. She sued her employer Martin for workers' compensation benefits for her on-the-job injury on October 27, 1995. On March 4, 1997, Cummings settled her…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Janicker v. George Washington UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  3. Ex Parte Compass BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  4. Binks Manufacturing Co. v. National Presto Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Ex Parte GarrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994

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3Cited by15 opinions

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