Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Phenix Rental Center
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 20, 2003No. 1012284PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On November 12, 1997, Phenix Rental Center ("Phenix") filed a complaint in the Russell County Circuit Court for a judgment declaring whether Phenix's employee, Angel Ray Batiz, was entitled to workers' compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act. Batiz had been diagnosed with hepatitis C ("hepatitis"), which he alleged was for him an occupational disease. Batiz filed a counterclaim seeking those benefits. After various filings by the parties, the trial court held an evidentiary hearing on August 26, 1999 ("the 1999 hearing"), following which the trial court found, among…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Ex Parte Trinity Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Edwards v. Jesse Stutts, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Bostrom Seating, Inc. v. AdderholdCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- G. UB. MK. Constructors v. TraffanstedtCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1998
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- KGS Steel, Inc. v. McInishSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
- Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Clear Creek Transp., Inc. v. PeeblesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2004
- ArvinMeritor, Inc. v. HandleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- FORT JAMES OPERATING CO., INC. v. StephensSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.