Appeals Court Vacates Ruling for Violating 60-Day Notice Rule

An Alabama appellate court granted a petition for a writ of mandamus of a circuit court's ruling because the lower court convened a trial on the merits of the case without the statutory 60-days notice.The Court of Civil Appeals vacated the ruling and granted the employer's petition in Ex parte Plumbline Construction, Inc., No. 2070230, 5/9/08. The case originated when employee Gregory Quattlebaum suffered a work-related injury that the record does not describe. The employer challenged his workers' compensation claim, denying the extent of his injury, disputing the average weekly wa...