Court's Findings too Sparce for Ruling on Pain-Management Claim

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals refused to consider an employer's writ of mandamus seeking to overturn a trial court's order that it pay for a claimant's pain-management treatment because the "sparse" findings and conclusions of law by the Lauderdale Circuit Court made it impossible to render a decision.Case: Ex Parte El Reposo Nursing Home Petition for Writ of Mandamus in re Patterson v. El Reposo Nursing Home, 2100113, 03/25/2011.Carole Patterson was employed as a certified nursing assistant at a nursing home run by El Reposo. She hurt her back during a fall while helping a nu...