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"Sparse" Workers' Compensation Order Prevents Mandamus Review

By Craig N. Rosler

The trial court decided that a nursing-home employee was entitled to workers' compensation benefits. The court's order 'did not contain detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law,' as required by Ala. Code § 25-5-88. This 'sparse' order prevented appellate review. The Court of Civil Appeals denied the employer's mandamus petition and ordered the trial court to enter an order complying with § 25-5-88. El Reposo Nursing Home Group, Inc., No. 2100113 (A read more

Full post as published by Alabama Appellate Watch on March 31, 2011 (boomark / email).