Full title: Michael W. RONDINI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TERRY J. BUNN, Defendant.
Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION
Case No.: 7:17-cv-01114-RDP
Date published: Jan 13, 2020
Fact:
Leroy Maxwell, Jr., Maxwell Law Firm, Austin Trevor Russell, Maxwell and Tillman Law Firm, Birmingham, AL, Julie E. Heath, Pro Hac Vice, Patricia Davis, Pro Hac Vice, Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs.
Angela C. Shields, Thomas Coleman, Jr., Smith, Spires, Peddy, Hamilton & Coleman, PC, Richard E Smith, Christian & Small LLP, Birmingham, AL, W. Ivey Gilmore, Jr., Gilmore Rowley Crissey & Wilson, Tuscaloosa, AL, for Defendants.
Issue:
Conclusion:
For the reasons stated above, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 121) is due to be administratively terminated and this case is due to be stayed pending certification to the Supreme Court of Alabama the question of whether suicide is an intervening cause that breaks the chain of causation stemming from a defendant’s intentional tort. An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered.