Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg

  • 22
  • Oct
  • 2023

Alabama Supreme Court Says Removing Lid to Unclog Machine Constitutes a Repair Instead of Safety Device Removal

On December 2, 2022, the Alabama Supreme Court release its opinion in Ex parte Varoff wherein it granted the employer’s petition for writ of mandamus. The trial judge had previou…

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  • 08
  • Jun
  • 2021

Alabama Co-Employee Willful Conduct Claims Remain Difficult to Prove

  In exchange for providing no fault workers’ compensation insurance, Alabama employers are afforded the protections of the Exclusivity Doctrine. While this doctrine serves to…

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  • 17
  • Oct
  • 2017

Alabama Supreme Court Further Defines “Willful Conduct” With Regard to Co-Employee Liability

The Supreme Court recently released its opinion in Louis Hall v. Bobby Saarinen and Chris Williams, in which it reversed the trial court’s denial of the co-employee defendants’ mo…

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  • 10
  • May
  • 2016

Alabama Jury Finds Supervisor Did Not Commit Willful Act Resulting in Employee’s Injury

On December 29, 2014 we reported on an opinion handed down by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in Flexicrew Staffing, Inc. v Champion. In that case, the Court of Civil Appeal…

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  • 07
  • Feb
  • 2009

FIRE EXTINGUISHER HELD NOT TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE ON A MACHINE FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 25-5-11(c)(2)

Darius Moore v. Larry Welch, Sid Sewell, and Frank James: On February 6, 2009, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals considered a case wherein the employee was injured when the paint…

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