Employer Can Transfer Venue From County of Worker's Residence

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to have a workers’ compensation action against it transferred from the county where the employee lived to the county where the alleged accident happened. Case: Ex parte Honda Manufacturing and Development of Alabama LLC, No. CL-2022-1217, 03/10/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Dennis Allison worked for Honda Manufacturing and Development of Alabama LLC. He allegedly suffered injuries while working at Honda's automobile- manufacturing facility in Talladega County. Allison resided in Etowah County a...