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Ex Parte Norfolk Southern Ry. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 3, 2004No. 1030476PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Central of Georgia Railroad Company ("the railroads") petition for a writ of mandamus to review the trial court's order refusing to uphold their assertion of the work-product privilege in a wrongful-death action. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

Joseph E. Green died as a result of a grade-crossing collision between the dump truck he was operating and a train owned and operated by the railroads. His wife, Regina Green, in her capacity as the executrix of his estate, filed a wrongful-death action against…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Ex Parte Alfab, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  3. Ex Parte Ocwen Federal Bank, FSBSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Assured Inv'rs Life Ins. Co. v. Nat. U. Assoc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  5. Ex Parte Compass BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Orkin, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  2. Ex Parte FlowersSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  3. Wilson v. Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line RailroadPortsmouth County Circuit Court · 2005
  4. Ex Parte Jacksonville State UniversitySupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
  5. Ex Parte Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2008

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