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6-5-550
Section 6-5-550 Cause of action for malicious prosecution of civil action against health care
provider. There is hereby created a cause of action for damages for malicious prosecution
on the grounds that the party instituting a civil action for injury or damages whether in
contract or in tort against a health care provider based on a breach of the standard of care
knew or should have known that the same was without adequate legal basis, or false, or unfounded,
or without probable cause in the filing of such action, or that the same was filed as a part
of a conspiracy to misuse judicial process by filing such a civil action known to be without
legal basis, false, or unfounded. In any action for malicious prosecution under this section,
the injured party may recover actual damages including litigation costs paid by or on behalf
of the injured party or in the alternative liquidated damages of $500 plus a reasonable attorney's
fee and all other costs of litigation. In an action for...
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34-14A-15
Section 34-14A-15 Recovery fund. (a) The board may establish a Homeowners' Recovery Fund for
the purpose of consumer protection, consumer education, and consumer awareness. An aggrieved
homeowner may recover actual economic damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained
within the state as the direct result of conduct of a licensee in violation of this chapter
or the rules of the board from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund. Any payments from the Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall be subject to the following limitations and conditions: (1) The Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall make payments only to homeowners who file a complaint with the board pursuant
to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 34-14A-8. (2) The Homeowners' Recovery Fund
shall not make payments based on consent judgments. (3) Failure of the homeowner to follow
any provisions of this chapter shall preclude payment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.
(b) The board, by rule, shall determine the maximum amount of...
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37-9-18
Section 37-9-18 Certificates for common carriers and permits for contract carriers - Surety
bonds, insurance policies, etc., required. No certificate or permit shall be issued to an
air carrier or shall remain in force unless such carrier complies with such reasonable rules
and regulations as the commission shall prescribe covering the filing and approval of surety
bonds, policies of insurance, qualifications as a self-insurer or other securities or agreements
in such reasonable amount as the commission may require, conditioned to pay, within the amount
of such surety bonds, policies of insurance, qualifications as a self-insurer or other securities
or agreements, any final judgment recovered against such air carrier for a bodily injury or
the death of any person resulting from the negligent operation, maintenance or use of aircraft
under such certificate or permit, or for loss or damage to property of others. The commission
may, in its discretion and under such rules and regulations...
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6-5-680
Section 6-5-680 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ASBESTOS CLAIM. Any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages,
losses, indemnification, contribution, or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any
way related to asbestos, including: a. The health effects of exposure to asbestos, including
any claim for: 1. Personal injury or death. 2. Mental or emotional injury. 3. Risk of disease
or other injury. 4. The costs of medical monitoring or surveillance, to the extent these claims
are recognized under state law. b. Any claim made by or on behalf of a person exposed to asbestos,
or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of the person. c. Any claim
for damage or loss caused by the installation, presence, or removal of asbestos. (2) CORPORATION.
A corporation for profit, including a domestic corporation organized under the laws of this
state, or a foreign corporation organized under laws other...
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32-7-11
Section 32-7-11 Custody, disposition and return of security. Security deposited in compliance
with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the director in the custody of the
State Treasurer and shall be applicable only to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered
against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out
of the accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than the period of time provided
in Section 6-2-38(l), with regard to actions for injury to the person or rights of another
not arising from contract, or any successor statute of limitations, for general negligence,
following the date of such accident or within the period of time following the date of deposit
of any security under subdivision (3) of Section 32-7-8, or to the payment in settlement agreed
to by the depositor of a claim or claims arising out of such accident. Such deposit or any
balance thereof shall be returned to the depositor or his or...
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32-7C-4
Section 32-7C-4 Coverage exclusions; disclosures. (a) Insurers that write automobile insurance
in this state may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the policy issued to an owner
or operator of a personal vehicle for any loss or injury that occurs while a TNC driver is
logged on to the digital network of a TNC or while a TNC driver provides a prearranged ride.
(b) The right to exclude all coverage may apply to any coverage included in an automobile
insurance policy, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) Liability coverage
for bodily injury and property damage. (2) Personal injury protection coverage as defined
by state law. (3) Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. (4) Medical payments coverage.
(5) Comprehensive physical damage coverage. (6) Collision physical damage coverage. (c) The
exclusions under this section shall apply notwithstanding any requirements under the Motor
Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act, Chapter 7 of this title. (d) Nothing in...
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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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6-5-572
Section 6-5-572 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) LEGAL SERVICE LIABILITY ACTION.
Any action against a legal service provider in which it is alleged that some injury or damage
was caused in whole or in part by the legal service provider's violation of the standard of
care applicable to a legal service provider. A legal service liability action embraces all
claims for injuries or damages or wrongful death whether in contract or in tort and whether
based on an intentional or unintentional act or omission. A legal services liability action
embraces any form of action in which a litigant may seek legal redress for a wrong or an injury
and every legal theory of recovery, whether common law or statutory, available to a litigant
in a court in the State of Alabama now or in the future. (2) LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER. Anyone
licensed to practice law by the State of Alabama or engaged in the...
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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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13A-5-13
Section 13A-5-13 Crimes motivated by victim's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity,
or physical or mental disability. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)
It is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity,
or physical or mental disability, to be secure and protected from threats of reasonable fear,
intimidation, harassment, and physical harm caused by activities of groups and individuals.
(2) It is not the intent, by enactment of this section, to interfere with the exercise of
rights protected by the Constitution of the State of Alabama or the United States. (3) The
intentional advocacy of unlawful acts by groups or individuals against other persons or groups
and bodily injury or death to persons is not constitutionally protected when violence or civil
disorder is imminent, and poses a threat to public order and safety, and such conduct should
be subjected to criminal sanctions. (b) The purpose of this...
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