Ex parte TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
(In Re TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Vallie CUNNINGHAM).
Supreme Court of Alabama.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 3, 1996.
Rehearing Denied June 21, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles F. Carr, Rhonda Pitts Chambers and Donald B. Kirkpatrick II of Rives & Peterson, Birmingham, for Petitioner.
Robert W. Lee, Jr. of Lee & Sullivan, P.C., Birmingham, for Respondent.
John J. Coleman III and Tom S. Roper of Balch and Bingham, Birmingham, for Amicus Curiae Business Council of Alabama in support of petitioner.
David J. Middlebrooks and Brent L. Crumpton of Lehr, Middlebrooks & Proctor, P.C., Birmingham, for Amici Curiae Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Rust International, and O'Neal Steel, Inc., in support of petitioner.
Amy K. Myers of Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, for Amicus Curiae Alabama Self-Insurers Association, in support of petitioner.
Michael M. Eley, Bart Harmon and Bryan O. Balogh of Webb & Eley, P.C., Montgomery, for Amici Curiae Association of County Commissions Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, Alabama Forest Products Industry Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, Occupational Safety Association of Alabama Workers' Compensation Fund and Alacomp's, in support of petitioner.
Terry A. Moore of Adams and Reese, Mobile, for Amici Curiae Professional Business Owners Ass'n, Comprehensive Containment Services, Inc., and Med/Manage Inc.
N.T. Braswell III and William H. Webster of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., Montgomery, for Amici Curiae James River Corporation, Skilstaf, Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., AAA Cooper Transportation, Weyerhaeuser, Inc. and Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., in support of petitioner.
Patricia K. Rea of Fann & Rea, P.C., Birmingham, for Amicus Curiae Municipal Workers Compensation Fund, Inc., in support of petitioner.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
HOUSTON, Justice.
This case presents a question regarding the proper test for determining causation in workers' compensation cases and a question regarding the proper standard for reviewing workers' compensation cases.
On September 2, 1992, Vallie J. Cunningham, who worked as a punch press operator, was rendered permanently and totally disabled as the result of a stroke he suffered while at the workplace of his employer, Trinity Industries, Inc. On December...
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