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6-5-753
Section 6-5-753 Commencement of action. (a) All actions against a manufacturer in tort, contract,
or otherwise for death or injury to person or damage to property arising out of an accident
shall be commenced within two years next after a cause of action accrues, and not thereafter.
Causes of action for wrongful death accrue upon the death of the testator or intestate. (b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), and except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no action
for death or injury to a person or damage to property arising out of an accident may be brought
against a manufacturer if any of the following circumstances apply: (1) The accident occurred
after the applicable repose period beginning on either: a. The date of delivery of the aircraft
to its first purchaser or lessee, if delivered directly from the manufacturer. b. The date
of first delivery of the aircraft to a person engaged in the business of selling or leasing
such aircraft. (2) The accident occurred with respect to any...
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25-1-29
Section 25-1-29 Remedies. Any person aggrieved may elect to pursue their remedies under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
29 U.S.C. Section 621 or in the alternative bring a civil action in the circuit court of the
county in which the person was or is employed for such legal or equitable relief as will effectuate
the purposes of this article. However, if an action is brought in the federal court, any action
pending in the state court shall be simultaneously dismissed with prejudice. Further, any
party bringing action under this section shall only be entitled to one recovery of damages.
Any damages assessed in one court will offset any entitlement to damages in any other state
or federal court. In any action, a person shall be entitled to a trial by jury of any issue
of fact in any action for recovery of amounts owed as a result of a violation of this article,
regardless of whether equitable relief is sought by any party...
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34-1-20
Section 34-1-20 Evidence of unlawful practice. The display or uttering by a person of a card,
sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device, bearing
a person's name in conjunction with the words "certified public accountant" or any
abbreviation thereof, or "public accountant" or any abbreviation thereof, shall
be prima facie evidence in any action brought under Section 34-1-18 or 34-1-19 that the person
whose name is so displayed caused or procured the display or uttering of such card, sign,
advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device, and that such
person is holding himself out to be a certified public accountant or a public accountant holding
a permit to practice under Section 34-1-11, or practicing pursuant to Section 34-1-7. In any
such action, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter shall be
sufficient to justify an injunction or a conviction without evidence of a general course of...
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13A-6-158
Section 13A-6-158 Limitation period. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), an action
for an offense defined by this article where the victim is not a minor shall be brought within
five years from the date the victim was removed or escaped from the human trafficking situation.
(2) Any statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving
the trafficking of a minor, or the physical or sexual abuse of a minor, shall be tolled until
such time as the victim has reached the age of 19 years. (3) The running of the statute of
limitations shall be suspended where a person entitled to bring a claim of an offense defined
by this article could not have reasonably discovered the crime due to circumstances resulting
from the human trafficking situation, such as psychological trauma, cultural and linguistic
isolation, and the inability to access services. (b) Any statute of limitation period imposed
for the filing of a civil action under this article will...
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6-5-773
Section 6-5-773 Relation to free speech; fair use; resale of lawfully-obtained products; commencement
of action. (a) Nothing in this article will allow for an abridgement of free speech rights
under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Section 4 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901. (b) It is a fair use and not a violation of Section 6-5-772 if the use
of the indicia of identity is in connection with a news, public affairs, or public interest
account, political speech or a political campaign, live or prerecorded broadcast or streaming
of a sporting event or photos, clips, or highlights included in broadcasts or streaming of
sports news or talk shows, or documentaries, or any advertising or promotion of the same (public
interest work), or is part of an artistic or expressive work, such as a live performance,
work of art, literary work, theatrical work, musical work, audiovisual work, motion picture,
film, television program, radio program or the like (artistic...
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7-2-725
Section 7-2-725 Statute of limitations in contracts for sale. (1) An action for breach of any
contract for sale must be commenced within four years after the cause of action has accrued.
By the original agreement the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than
one year but may not extend it. (2) A cause of action accrues when the breach occurs, regardless
of the aggrieved party's lack of knowledge of the breach. A breach of warranty occurs when
tender of delivery is made, except that where a warranty explicitly extends to future performance
of the goods and discovery of the breach must await the time of such performance the cause
of action accrues when the breach is or should have been discovered; however, a cause of action
for damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods shall accrue when the injury
occurs. (3) Where an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1) is so terminated
as to leave available a remedy by another action for the...
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8-33-13
Section 8-33-13 Applicability. This chapter applies to all vehicle protection products sold
or offered for sale on or after January 1, 2007. The failure of any person to comply with
this chapter prior to January 1, 2007, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding, administrative
proceeding, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution proceeding and may not otherwise
be used to prove that the action of any person or the affected vehicle protection product
was unlawful or otherwise improper. The adoption of this chapter does not imply that a vehicle
protection product warranty was insurance prior to January 1, 2007. The penalty provisions
of this chapter do not apply to any violation of this chapter relating to or in connection
with the sale or failure to disclose in a retail installment contract or lease, or contract
or agreement that provides for payments under a vehicle protection product warranty as long
as the sale of such product, contract, or agreement was otherwise...
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8-38-9
Section 8-38-9 Violations of notification requirements. (a) A violation of the notification
provisions of this chapter is an unlawful trade practice under the Alabama Deceptive Trade
Practices Act, Chapter 19 of this title, but does not constitute a criminal offense under
Section 8-19-12. The Attorney General shall have the exclusive authority to bring an action
for civil penalties under this chapter. (1) A violation of this chapter does not establish
a private cause of action under Section 8-19-10. Nothing in this chapter may otherwise be
construed to affect any right a person may have at common law, by statute, or otherwise. (2)
Any covered entity or third-party agent who is knowingly engaging in or has knowingly engaged
in a violation of the notification provisions of this chapter is subject to the penalty provisions
set out in Section 8-19-11. For the purposes of this chapter, knowingly shall mean willfully
or with reckless disregard in failing to comply with the notice...
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10A-2A-17.06
Section 10A-2A-17.06 Rights of action. (a) Except in a proceeding authorized under Section
10A-2A-17.05(c) or this section, no person other than the corporation, or a stockholder in
the right of the corporation pursuant to subsection (b), may bring an action or assert a claim
with respect to the violation of any duty applicable to a benefit corporation or any of its
directors under this article. (b) Except for a proceeding brought under Section 10A-2A-17.05(c),
a proceeding by a stockholder of a benefit corporation claiming violation of any duty applicable
to a benefit corporation or any of its directors under this article: (1) must be brought in
a derivative proceeding pursuant to Division D of Article 7 of this chapter; and (2) may be
brought only by a stockholder of the benefit corporation that at the time of the act or omission
complained of either individually, or together with other stockholders bringing such action
collectively, owned directly or indirectly at least five percent...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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