Ex Parte J & W Enterprises, LLC, and Ezell Coates. (in Re Angel Luis Cruz v. J & W Enterprises, LLC, and Ezell Coates)

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court denied J & W Enterprises and Ezell Coates' petition for a writ of mandamus, affirming the trial court's denial of their motion to transfer venue to Mobile County. The Court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion under the forum non conveniens statute’s interest‑of‑justice prong because Clarke County has a sufficient connection to the case. The decision applied an abuse‑of‑discretion standard to the mandamus petition.