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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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6-5-221
Section 6-5-221 Limitation on time for commencement of action. (a) All civil actions in tort,
contract, or otherwise against any architect or engineer performing or furnishing the design,
planning, specifications, testing, supervision, administration, or observation of any construction
of any improvement on or to real property, or against builders who constructed, or performed
or managed the construction of, an improvement on or to real property designed by and constructed
under the supervision, administration, or observation of an architect or engineer, or designed
by and constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by an architect
or engineer, for the recovery of damages for: (i) Any defect or deficiency in the design,
planning, specifications, testing, supervision, administration, or observation of the construction
of any such improvement, or any defect or deficiency in the construction of any such improvement;
or (ii) Damage to real or personal property...
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6-5-72
Section 6-5-72 Liability of person for injury to third party in consequence of selling or furnishing
controlled substance to minor. (a) A person who unlawfully sells, furnishes, or gives a controlled
substance as defined in Section 20-2-2 to a minor may be liable for injury or damage or both
suffered by a third person caused by or resulting from the use of the controlled substance
by the minor, if the sale, furnishing, or giving of the controlled substance is the proximate
cause of the injury or damage. (b) A third person who is injured or damaged or both, under
subsection (a) shall have a cause of action against the person selling, furnishing, or giving
the controlled substance to the minor. (c) Conviction under any criminal law relating to the
unlawful sale, furnishing, or giving of a controlled substance shall conclusively establish
an unlawful sale, furnishing, or giving of a controlled substance under this section. (d)
Upon the death of a party, the cause of action or right to the...
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10A-8A-8.01
Section 10A-8A-8.01 Events of dissolution. A partnership is dissolved, and its business or
not for profit activity must be wound up, upon the occurrence of the first of the following
events: (1) in a partnership at will, the partnership knows or has notice of a person's express
will to dissociate as a partner, other than a partner that has dissociated under Section 10A-8A-6.01(2)
through (10), but, if the person has specified a dissociation date later than the date the
partnership knew or had notice, on the later date; (2) in a partnership for a definite term
or particular undertaking: (i) within 90 days after a partner's dissociation by death or otherwise
under Section 10A-8A-6.01(6) through (10), or a partner's wrongful dissociation under Section
10A-8A-6.02(b), at least half of the remaining partners affirmatively consent to dissolve
the partnership and wind up the partnership business or not for profit activity, for which
purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to...
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31-6-4
Section 31-6-4 Educational benefits for children of deceased or disabled veterans or prisoners
of war. (a) Any child whose father or mother: (1) Was killed or died in line of duty or is
listed as missing in action or is/was a prisoner of war or whose death or permanent total
disabilities were service-connected while serving as a member of the armed forces; or (2)
Died from a disability incurred from military service, as established by the State Department
of Veterans' Affairs, after having been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable
and after having served at least 90 days consecutively in the armed forces prior to and/or
subsequent to the date on which such disability occurred, or who was honorably discharged
by reason of wartime, service-connected disability after serving less than 90 days; or (3)
Has been assigned 100 percent permanent or total disability rated by the United States Veterans'
Administration, or was discharged or retired from the armed forces with a 40...
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9-16-95
Section 9-16-95 Citizens' actions; attorneys, etc., fees allowed as damages. (a) Except as
provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person having an interest which is or may
be adversely affected, (or any citizen of this state having knowledge that any of the provisions
of this article are willfully or deliberately not being enforced and who files a statement
with the regulatory authority in writing and under oath with facts set forth specifically
stating the nature of the failure to enforce the provisions of this article), may commence
a civil action on his own behalf to compel compliance with this article: (1) Against any other
governmental instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the Eleventh Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States which is alleged to be in violation of the provisions
of this article or of any rule, regulation, order or permit issued pursuant thereto, or against
any other person who is alleged to be in violation of any rule, regulation,...
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43-8-48
Section 43-8-48 Parent and child relationship. If, for purposes of intestate succession, a
relationship of parent and child must be established to determine succession by, through,
or from a person: (1) An adopted person is the child of an adopting parent and not of the
natural parents except that adoption of a child by the spouse of a natural parent has no effect
on the right of the child to inherit from or through either natural parent; (2) In cases not
covered by subdivision (1) of this section, a person born out of wedlock is a child of the
mother. That person is also a child of the father, if: a. The natural parents participated
in a marriage ceremony before or after the birth of the child, even though the attempted marriage
is void; or b. The paternity is established by an adjudication before the death of the father
or is established thereafter by clear and convincing proof, but the paternity established
under this paragraph is ineffective to qualify the father or his kindred to...
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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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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries or
death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements
with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles
3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for
damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject
to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against
the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon
the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against
the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages
shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than
the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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8-6-19
Section 8-6-19 Civil liabilities of sellers, agents, etc.; remedies of purchasers. (a) Any
person who: (1) Sells or offers to sell a security in violation of any provision of this article
or of any rule or order imposed under this article or of any condition imposed under this
article, or (2) Sells or offers to sell a security by means of any untrue statement of a material
fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the buyer not
knowing of the untruth or omission, and who does not sustain the burden of proof that he did
not know and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known of the untruth or omission,
is liable to the person buying the security from him who may bring an action to recover the
consideration paid for the security, together with interest at six percent per year from the
date of payment, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees,...
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