6-5-547
Section 6-5-547 One million dollar limit on judgments; mistrial if jury advised of limitation.
In any action commenced pursuant to Section 6-5-391 or Section 6-5-410, against a health
care provider whether in contract or in tort based on a breach of the standard of care the
amount of any judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff shall not exceed the sum of $1,000,000.
Any verdict returned in any such action which exceeds $1,000,000 shall be reduced to $1,000,000
by the trial court or such lesser sum as the trial court deems appropriate in accordance with
prevailing standards for reducing excessive verdicts. During the trial of any action brought
pursuant to Section 6-5-391 or 6-5-410 neither the court nor any party shall advise
or infer to the jury that it may not return a verdict in excess of $1,000,000; in the event
the jury is so advised or such inference is made the court, upon motion of an opposing party,
shall immediately declare a mistrial. The maximum amount payable under this...
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6-6-163
Section 6-6-163 Forfeiture of claimant's bond; execution for amount of judgment, damages, and
costs. If judgment is entered against the claimant and he fails to deliver the property to
the officer making the levy and pay the costs of the trial of the right of property within
30 days, such officer must endorse the bond forfeited; and thereupon, if the property was
levied on under execution or, if levied on under attachment, after judgment in favor of the
plaintiff against the defendant in attachment, the clerk must issue execution against the
obligors on the bond for the amount of the plaintiff's judgment, for the damages, if any were
assessed, and the costs of the amount of such assessed value, if that is not greater than
the amount of the judgment and for the damages, if any were assessed, and the costs of the
trial of the right of property. And in the event the claimant delivers the property, but fails
to pay damages and costs within 30 days, execution must issue for such damages and...
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6-6-282
Section 6-6-282 Actions by mortgagee, etc., against mortgagors, etc. If the action is by a
mortgagee or his assignee against the mortgagor, or anyone holding under him, the defendant
may plead payment of the mortgage debt or the performance of the condition of the mortgage,
or any matter which might be pleaded to a direct civil action for the recovery of the mortgage
debt, except the statute of limitations. The jury must pass upon such answers and must ascertain
the amount of the mortgage debt if any is found to exist. If the verdict is for the defendant,
judgment must be entered for him; but if the verdict ascertains an amount due on the mortgage
debt, judgment must be entered for the plaintiff for the possession of the land and the costs,
and the amount of the mortgage debt, as ascertained by the jury, must be stated in the judgment.
If, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment, the defendant shall pay to the plaintiff,
or to the clerk for his use, such debt, interest, and...
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2-21-30
Section 2-21-30 Recovery of short weight and feed deficiency penalties. In any case wherein
the licensee fails or refuses to make payment of a penalty to the purchaser within the time
required, the purchaser may institute legal action against the licensee for the recovery of
such penalty as provided in Sections 2-21-28 and 2-21-29. Any judgment against the licensee
shall be double the amount of the penalty and shall include a reasonable attorney's fee and
court costs. In cases where the licensee is required to pay the amount of any penalty to the
commissioner for deposit to the credit of the Agricultural Fund, and the licensee fails or
refuses to make such payment within the time required, the commissioner may institute legal
action in a court of competent jurisdiction for collection of the amount of the penalty upon
10 days' notice to the licensee following the 60 day payment period. (Acts 1978, No. 780,
p. 1143, §15.)...
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36-25A-9
Section 36-25A-9 Enforcement; hearings; penalties and remedies. (a) This chapter is designed
and intended to hold members of governmental bodies, and the bodies themselves, accountable
to the public for violations of this chapter. Therefore, enforcement of this chapter, except
a violation of Section 26-25A-3(a)(1), may be sought by civil action brought in the county
where the governmental body's primary office is located by any media organization, any Alabama
citizen impacted by the alleged violation to an extent which is greater than the impact on
the pubic at large, the Attorney General, or the district attorney for the circuit in which
the governmental body is located; provided, however, that no member of a governmental body
may serve as a plaintiff in an action brought against another member of the same governmental
body for an alleged violation of this chapter. The complaint shall be verified, shall state
specifically the applicable ground or grounds for the complaint as set out...
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2-22-13
Section 2-22-13 Proceedings upon determination of deficiency in guaranteed primary plant nutrients
in commercial fertilizers - Legal actions for recovery of penalty. In any case wherein the
licensee fails or refuses to make payment to the consumer of a penalty within the time required,
the consumer may institute legal action against the licensee for the recovery of such penalty
as provided in Section 2-22-12. Any judgment against the licensee shall be double the amount
of the penalty and shall include a reasonable attorney's fee and court costs. In cases where
the licensee is required to pay the amount of any penalty to the commissioner for deposit
to the credit of the Agricultural Fund and the licensee fails or refuses to make such payment
within the time required, the commissioner may institute legal action in a court of competent
jurisdiction for collection of the amount of the penalty upon 10 days' notice to the licensee
following the 60-day payment period. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p....
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37-16-7
Section 37-16-7 Civil action by owner of interest in real property subject to easement; damages;
condemnation; receipt of rights by grant or agreement; motice of installation; liability.
(a) If the owner of an interest in real property subject to an electric easement contends
that the owner's property has been taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction, installation,
use, or enlargement of broadband systems within the electric easement on the owner's property
and the electric easement does not expressly provide for such, the owner may file a civil
action in the circuit court for the county in which the property is located to recover damages
as specified by this section. All such actions must be brought within three years after the
later of: (1) August 1, 2019; or (2) the date broadband systems are first constructed or installed
within the electric easement on the owner's real property. Nothing in this chapter shall revive
any right or remedy which may have become barred by lapse...
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6-2-38
Section 6-2-38 Commencement of actions - Two years. (a) An action by a representative to recover
damages for wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing the death of the decedent under
Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410 must be commenced within two years from the death. (b)
All actions by common carriers of property subject to Chapter 3 of Title 37 for recovery of
their charges, or any part thereof, shall be begun within two years from the time the cause
of action accrues and not after. (c) For recovery of charges, action shall be begun against
common carriers of property by motor vehicles subject to this article within two years from
the time the cause of action accrues and not after, except as provided in subsection (d) of
this section; provided, that if claim for the overcharge has been presented in writing to
the carrier within the two-year period of limitation, said period shall be extended to include
six months from the time notice in writing is given by the carrier to the claimant...
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6-5-774
Section 6-5-774 Remedies. A plaintiff, who establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that
his or her right of publicity has been violated, shall be eligible to receive the following
damages, remedies, and relief: (1) Monetary relief. The measure of damages shall be: a. Statutory
damages in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per an action or compensatory damages,
including the defendant's profits derived from such use. The plaintiff, within a reasonable
time after the close of discovery, shall elect whether to claim statutory damages or to instead
receive such monetary relief as the fact finder may independently determine to award in accordance
with this section. b. Any other damages available under Alabama law, including punitive damages.
An election of statutory damages does not preclude the recovery of punitive damages if such
damages are available under Alabama law. (2) Injunctive relief. A violation of this article
is deemed to constitute a rebuttable presumption of...
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6-6-431
Section 6-6-431 Bond in double amount; dissolution of garnishment and discharge of all garnishees;
judgment against obligors. (a) The defendant may, instead of the bond mentioned in Section
6-6-430, give bond in double the amount of the plaintiff's demand, payable to the plaintiff,
with sufficient surety, to be approved by the judge or clerk and conditioned to pay such judgment
as may be entered or ascertained to exist in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant
in the case and costs of the action. Thereupon, the garnishment is dissolved and the garnishee
discharged and need not answer; and, upon the trial of the case, if judgment is entered or
ascertained to exist in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant, the court must also
enter judgment against the obligors in the bond for the amount of such judgment, interest
thereon and costs of the action. (b) The giving of the bond authorized in this section operates
to discharge all garnishees in the case, whether one or more....
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