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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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35-14-3
Section 35-14-3 Court in which action may be brought; limitations; further proceedings not
barred. Any action for the specific penalties given by this chapter may be brought in any
court of competent jurisdiction and must be brought within one year from the time the injury
was committed and not after; and neither action brought, nor penalty incurred under any of
the provisions of this chapter, is a bar to any action for further damages or to any criminal
proceeding for any offense included in the acts for which such penalties are herein imposed
or connected therewith. (Code 1867, §3202d; Code 1876, §3554; Code 1886, §3299; Code 1896,
§4140; Code 1907, §6038; Code 1923, §10374; Code 1940, T. 47, §275.)...
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41-9-351
Section 41-9-351 Commission may provide for insurance for properties and employees. (a) The
commission may provide insurance covering loss or damage to its properties or any properties
of others in its custody, care, or control or any properties as to which it has any insurable
interest caused by fire or other casualty and may likewise provide insurance for the payment
of damages on account of the injury or death of persons and the loss or destruction of properties
of others, and may pay the premiums out of the revenues of the commission. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding
in any court against the commission for or on account of any matter referred to in this section.
Any contracts of insurance authorized by this section may, in the discretion of the chair
of the commission, provide for a direct right of action against the insurance carrier for
the enforcement of any claims or causes of action. (b) The...
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7-8-315
Section 7-8-315 (Effective Until January 1, 1997) Action against purchaser based upon wrongful
transfer. (1) Any person against whom the transfer of a security is wrongful for any reason,
including his incapacity, may against anyone except a bona fide purchaser reclaim possession
of the security or obtain possession of any new security evidencing all or part of the same
rights or have damages. (2) If the transfer is wrongful because of an unauthorized indorsement,
the owner may also reclaim or obtain possession of the security or new security even from
a bona fide purchaser if the ineffectiveness of the purported indorsement can be asserted
against him under the provisions of this article on unauthorized indorsements (Section 7-8-311).
(3) The right to obtain or reclaim possession of a security may be specifically enforced and
its transfer enjoined and the security impounded pending the litigation. (Acts 1965, No. 549,
p. 811.)...
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8-19-10
Section 8-19-10 Private right of action. (a) Any person who commits one or more of the acts
or practices declared unlawful under this chapter and thereby causes monetary damage to a
consumer, and any person who commits one or more of the acts or practices declared unlawful
in subdivisions (19) and (20) of Section 8-19-5 and thereby causes monetary damage to another
person, shall be liable to each consumer or other person for: (1) Any actual damages sustained
by such consumer or person, or the sum of $100, whichever is greater; or (2) Up to three times
any actual damages, in the court's discretion. In making its determination under this subsection,
the court shall consider, among other relevant factors, the amount of actual damages awarded,
the frequency of the unlawful acts or practices, the number of persons adversely affected
thereby, and the extent to which the unlawful acts or practices were committed intentionally;
and (3) In the case of any successful action or counterclaim to...
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8-21B-13
Section 8-21B-13 Remedies. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any dealer
agreement, any person who suffers bodily injury, loss of profit, or property damage as a result
of a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction
in this state to enjoin further violations and to recover the damages sustained by him or
her together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. The remedies
set forth in this section shall not be deemed exclusive and shall be in addition to any other
remedies permitted by law. (Act 2009-755, p. 2279, §13.)...
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9-16-126
Section 9-16-126 Right of entry. (a) If the director makes a finding in writing with supporting
facts that: (1) Land or water resources have been adversely affected by past coal mining practices;
and (2) The adverse effects are at a stage where, in the public interest, action to restore,
reclaim, abate, control, or prevent should be taken; and (3) The owners of the land or water
resources where entry must be made to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse
effects of past coal mining practices are not known, or readily available; or (4) The owners
will not give permission for the state or its agents, employees, or contractors to enter upon
such property to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past
coal mining practices. Then, upon giving notice by mail to the owners if known or if not known
by posting notice upon the premises and advertising once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the municipality in which the land lies, the...
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9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface mined
under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide for
the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances
will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect
the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect
and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection
of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the
state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides
a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which
contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds
that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
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12-21-45
Section 12-21-45 Evidence that medical or hospital expenses to be paid or reimbursed admissible
as competent evidence. (a) In all civil actions where damages for any medical or hospital
expenses are claimed and are legally recoverable for personal injury or death, evidence that
the plaintiff's medical or hospital expenses have been or will be paid or reimbursed shall
be admissible as competent evidence. In such actions upon admission of evidence respecting
reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital expenses, the plaintiff shall be entitled
to introduce evidence of the cost of obtaining reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital
expenses. (b) In such civil actions, information respecting such reimbursement or payment
obtained or such reimbursement or payment which may be obtained by the plaintiff for medical
or hospital expenses shall be subject to discovery. (c) Upon proof by the plaintiff to the
court that the plaintiff is obligated to repay the medical or hospital expenses...
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6-5-60
Section 6-5-60 By whom and against whom action may be commenced; venue. (a) Any person, firm,
or corporation injured or damaged by an unlawful trust, combine, or monopoly, or its effect,
direct or indirect, may, in each instance of such injury or damage, recover the sum of $500
and all actual damages from any person, firm, or corporation creating, operating, aiding,
or abetting such trust, combine, or monopoly and may commence the action therefor against
any one or more of the parties to the trust, combine, or monopoly, or their attorneys, officers,
or agents, who aid or abet such trust, combine, or monopoly. All such actions may be prosecuted
to final judgment against any one or more of the defendants thereto, notwithstanding there
may be a dismissal, acquittal, verdict, or judgment in favor of one or more of the defendants.
(b) Actions under this section may be commenced in any county where the trust, combine, or
monopoly was formed or where it exists or is carried on, promoted,...
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