Opinion ID: 1591845
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Heading: standard of review

Text: A petition for a writ of mandamus is the appropriate remedy by which to challenge an interlocutory order on the issue of personal jurisdiction, and a writ will issue only upon a showing of `(a) a clear legal right in the petitioner to the order sought, (b) an imperative duty upon the respondent to perform, accompanied by a refusal to do so, (c) the lack of another adequate remedy, and (d) the properly invoked jurisdiction of the court.' Ex parte McInnis, 820 So.2d 795, 798 (Ala.2001). Ex parte Puccio, 923 So.2d 1069, 1072 (Ala.2005). Moreover, [a]n appellate court considers de novo a trial court's judgment on a party's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Elliott v. Van Kleef, 830 So.2d 726, 729 (Ala.2002).