Appellate Panel Tells Trial Court to Stop Delaying on Employer's Motion

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer that had waited for more than a year for a hearing on its motion to dismiss or transfer a workers’ compensation claim was entitled to a writ compelling the trial court to rule. Case: Ex Parte RM Logistics, No. 2180137, 01/11/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Thomas M. Elliott worked for RM Logistics. In October 2016, he filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits in the Walker Circuit Court. RM filed a motion to dismiss Elliott's complaint or, alternatively, transfer the action on the basis...