Parties in Ala. Limitations Dispute Continue to File Briefs in High Court

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Parties involved in the war over the constitutionality of Alabama's two-year statute of limitations continue to file briefs in the state's high court, which is looking into the question of whether a benzene plaintiff was denied due process when a trial court found his claims were barred by the statute. Cline v. Ashland Inc., et al., No. 1041076 (Ala. Sup. Ct.).

Plaintiff Jack Cline on July 7 filed a reply brief in the Alabama Supreme Court, contending the Business Council of Alabama, an amicus party in the action, is wrong in its assertion that the proper way …