Split Supreme Court Allows Tort Suit by Estate of Worker Who Died of Heart Attack

A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to dismissal of a claim by the estate of an employee who had died from an on-the-job heart attack based on the company's alleged failure to provide prompt medical treatment. Case: Ex rel. Walmart Stores Inc., No. 1200643, 12/17/2021, published. Facts: Joy B. Thibodeaux worked for Walmart Stores Inc. at a warehouse in Irvington. The 57-year old died in February 2019 after a heart attack at work. Procedural history: The personal representative of Thibodeaux’s estate filed a wrongful death suit in the ...