Ex Parte the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama (in Re: Paul F. Castellanos, M.d. v. Board of Trustees…

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama's petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering the Jefferson Circuit Court to dismiss the Board from the lawsuit and vacate its order compelling arbitration, because the Board is absolutely immune from suit under Article I, §14 of the Alabama Constitution.