Supreme Court of Alabama September 17, 2004, 1030573, 1030574, 1030575, 1030576, 1030577, 1030579, and 1030589 (Ex Parte Daimlerchrysler Corp.)

lead-opinion

LYONS, Justice.

DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Rental Car Finance Corporation, Dollar Rent-A-Car, and PRP Enterprises/PRT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Dollar Rent-A-Car, defendants in four actions arising out of a single motor-vehicle accident, have filed seven petitions for a writ of mandamus challeng*930ing the trial court’s orders concerning venue for the four actions.