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6-5-755
Section 6-5-755 Recovery; contribution. (a) In an action against a manufacturer and one or
more other defendants, including other manufacturers, for death or injury to person or damage
to property arising out of an accident, the right of the plaintiff to recover jointly and
severally against such defendants found liable is preserved. (b) Notwithstanding subsection
(a), in an action arising out of such accident, if the respective or comparative responsibility
of tortfeasors is an issue, then the jury shall return special verdicts, or in the absence
of a jury the court shall make special findings, allocating the percentage of responsibility
attributable to each defendant found to have proximately caused the accident. (c) Responsibility
for the accident may be allocated to a nonparty in an action under the procedure described
in subsection (b) if each of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) A defendant affirmatively
pleads the responsibility of a nonparty as a proximate cause of...
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32-7-2
Section 32-7-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) DIRECTOR. The Director of Public Safety
of the State of Alabama. (2) JUDGMENT. Any judgment which shall have become final by expiration
without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation
on appeal rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States,
upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of any motor vehicle,
for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to
or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including
the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for those
damages. (3) LICENSE. Any license, temporary instruction...
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8-20-11
Section 8-20-11 Remedies. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any dealer
agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, and notwithstanding any other
legal remedies available, any person who is injured in his business or property by a violation
of this chapter by the commission of any unfair and deceptive trade practices, or because
he refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement which, if consummated, would be in violation
of this chapter, may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction in this state
to enjoin further violations, to recover the damages sustained by him together with the costs
of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. (Acts 1981, No. 81-390, p. 596, §11.)...
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8-21A-12
Section 8-21A-12 Action for injunction, damages, etc., for violations of chapter, unfair, or
deceptive trade practices, and other unlawful acts. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions
or conditions of any dealer franchise or dealer agreement or the terms or provisions of any
waiver, and notwithstanding any other legal remedies available, any person who is injured
in his business or property by a violation of this chapter, by the commission of any unfair
and/or deceptive trade practices, or because he refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement
which, if consummated, would be in violation of this chapter, may bring a civil action in
a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, to recover any damages sustained
by him, together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. This section
applies equally to both manufacturers and dealers. (Acts 1991, No. 91-721, p. 1401, §12.)...
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2-17-19
Section 2-17-19 Condemnation proceedings generally; disposition of condemned animals or articles;
payment of costs, fees and expenses, etc. (a) Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat
food product or poultry food product of any of the animals or birds subject to inspection
under this chapter or any such animal or bird that is dead, dying, disabled or diseased that
is being transported in intrastate commerce or is held for sale in this state after such transportation
and that is or has been prepared, sold, transported or otherwise distributed or offered or
received for distribution in violation of this chapter or is capable of use as human food
and is adulterated or misbranded or in any other way is in violation of this chapter shall
be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned at any time by writ of attachment
for condemnation in any proper court as provided in Section 2-17-30 within the jurisdiction
of which the article or animal is found. Such writ of attachment...
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27-42-11
Section 27-42-11 Settlement and payment of claims; recovery. (a) Any person recovering under
this chapter shall be deemed to have assigned his or her rights under the policy to the association
to the extent of his or her recovery from the association. Every insured or claimant seeking
the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as
such person would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent insurer. The association
shall have no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for any sums it
has paid out except for those causes of action the insolvent insurer would have had if such
sums had been paid by the insolvent insurer and except as provided in subsections (d), (e),
(f), (g), and (h) below. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan with assessment
liability, payments of claims of the association may not operate to reduce the liability of
insureds to the receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor for...
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6-9-253
Section 6-9-253 Recognition of foreign-country judgments. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment
to which this article applies. (b) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country
judgment if: (1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial
tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law; (2) the foreign
court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or (3) the foreign court did
not have jurisdiction over the subject matter. (c) A court of this state need not recognize
a foreign-country judgment if: (1) the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did
not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
(2) the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity
to present its case; (3) the judgment or the claim for relief on...
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8-15-14
Section 8-15-14 Revocation of permit; liquidation of operation. (a) In the event that the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Industries upon a public hearing finds and determines that a public warehouse
is being operated in violation of law and regulations and in jeopardy of the public interest,
he shall thereupon revoke the permit to operate such public warehouse and, in his discretion,
he may take charge of the operation of such warehouse for the purpose of liquidating the same
under the direction of the circuit court having jurisdiction at the place of the operation
thereof and to operate same under the direction of the court for such time as may be necessary
to protect the public interest or to compel compliance with the laws and regulations relating
to the operation of public warehouses. (b) Upon taking charge thereof, the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Industries shall appoint in writing, under his hand and official seal, an
agent to assist him in the duty of liquidation and...
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9-17-15
Section 9-17-15 Judicial review of rules, regulations or orders. Any interested person aggrieved
by any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated by the board under this article and who
may be dissatisfied therewith shall, within 30 days from the date said order, rule or regulation
was promulgated, have the right, regardless of the amount involved, to institute a civil action
by filing a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which all or part of the aggrieved
person's property affected by any such rule, regulation or order is situated to test the validity
of said rule, regulation or order promulgated by the board. Such civil action shall be advanced
for trial and be determined as expeditiously as feasible, and no postponement or continuance
thereof shall be granted except for reasons deemed imperative by the court. In such trials
the validity of any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated under this article shall
be deemed prima facie valid, and the court shall be...
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11-50-410
Section 11-50-410 Rights and remedies of bondholders and trustees. In addition to all other
rights and all other remedies, any holder or holders of any bond or bonds of any district
incorporated under this article, including a trustee for a bondholder, shall have the right,
subject to any contractual limitation binding upon such bondholder or holders or trustee and
subject to the prior or superior rights of others: (1) To bring an action on the bonds; (2)
To enforce its rights against the district and the board of directors, by mandamus or other
civil action or proceeding, including the right to require the district and such board to
fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to or pledge of the
revenues produced by such rates or charges and to require such district and such board to
carry out the other covenants and agreements with such bondholder and to perform its and their
duties under this article and under any mortgage, indenture of trust or...
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