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6-5-546
Section 6-5-546 Venue of actions; transfer. In any action for injury or damages or wrongful
death whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider based on a breach of the
standard of care, the action must be brought in the county wherein the act or omission constituting
the alleged breach of the standard of care by the defendant actually occurred. If plaintiff
alleges that plaintiff's injuries or plaintiff's decedent's death resulted from acts or omissions
which took place in more than one county within the State of Alabama, the action must be brought
in the county wherein the plaintiff resided at the time of the act or omission, if the action
is one for personal injuries, or wherein the plaintiff's decedent resided at the time of the
act or omission if the action is one for wrongful death. If at any time prior to the commencement
of the trial of the action it is shown that the plaintiff's injuries or plaintiff's decedent's
death did not result from acts or omissions...
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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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6-5-411
Section 6-5-411 Injuries to decedent's property resulting from wrongful act, etc., causing
death. (a) The personal representative of a deceased person may commence an action in a court
of competent jurisdiction within the State of Alabama, and not elsewhere, and recover such
damages as the jury may assess for injuries or damages to the property of the decedent resulting
from the same wrongful act, omission, or negligence which caused the death of the decedent,
provided the decedent could have commenced such action if the wrongful act, omission, or negligence
causing the property damage had not also caused his death. (b) Such action may be commenced
though there has not been prosecution, conviction, or acquittal of the defendant for the wrongful
act, omission, or negligence; and it shall not abate by the death of the defendant, but may
be revived against his personal representative. (c) The damages recovered are not subject
to the payment of the debts or liabilities of the decedent, but...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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6-5-410
Section 6-5-410 Wrongful act, omission, or negligence causing death. (a) A personal representative
may commence an action and recover such damages as the jury may assess in a court of competent
jurisdiction within the State of Alabama where provided for in subsection (e), and not elsewhere,
for the wrongful act, omission, or negligence of any person, persons, or corporation, his
or her or their servants or agents, whereby the death of the testator or intestate was caused,
provided the testator or intestate could have commenced an action for the wrongful act, omission,
or negligence if it had not caused death. (b) The action shall not abate by the death of the
defendant, but may be revived against his or her personal representative and may be maintained
though there has not been prosecution, conviction, or acquittal of the defendant for the wrongful
act, omission, or negligence. (c) The damages recovered are not subject to the payment of
the debts or liabilities of the testator or...
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6-5-502
Section 6-5-502 Limitation periods for product liability actions. (a) All product liability
actions against an original seller must be commenced within the following time limits and
not otherwise: (1) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this
section, within one year of the time the personal injury, death, or property damage occurs;
and (2) Except as specifically provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) of this section,
each element of a product liability action shall be deemed to accrue at the time the personal
injury, death, or property damage occurs; (b) Where the personal injury, including personal
injury resulting in death, or property damage (i) either is latent or by its nature is not
discoverable in the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time of its occurrence, and (ii)
is the result of ingestion of or exposure to some toxic or harmful or injury-producing substance,
element or particle, including radiation, over a period of time as opposed...
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6-5-551
Section 6-5-551 Complaint to detail circumstances rendering provider liable; discovery. In
any action for injury, damages, or wrongful death, whether in contract or in tort, against
a health care provider for breach of the standard of care, whether resulting from acts or
omissions in providing health care, or the hiring, training, supervision, retention, or termination
of care givers, the Alabama Medical Liability Act shall govern the parameters of discovery
and all aspects of the action. The plaintiff shall include in the complaint filed in the action
a detailed specification and factual description of each act and omission alleged by plaintiff
to render the health care provider liable to plaintiff and shall include when feasible and
ascertainable the date, time, and place of the act or acts. The plaintiff shall amend his
complaint timely upon ascertainment of new or different acts or omissions upon which his claim
is based; provided, however, that any such amendment must be made at...
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6-6-392
Section 6-6-392 Bond required when garnishment in aid of pending action; exception as to Superintendent
of Banks. When the garnishment is in aid of a pending action, the plaintiff, his agent or
attorney must also give bond in double the amount claimed in the action, with sufficient surety,
to be approved by the officer issuing the writ, with condition that the plaintiff will prosecute
the garnishment to effect and pay the defendant all such damages as he may sustain from the
wrongful or vexatious suing out of such garnishment; and such bond, as to actions thereon,
is subject to the provisions of this code relating to actions on attachment bonds; provided,
however, that the Superintendent of Banks of the State of Alabama shall not be required to
give bond when garnishment is issued in aid of a pending action, which action is based on
a promissory note owned by a bank in the process of liquidation. Such Superintendent of Banks
or the liquidating agent of such bank in liquidation shall,...
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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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6-3-7
Section 6-3-7 Venue of actions - Against foreign and domestic corporations. (a) All civil actions
against corporations may be brought in any of the following counties: (1) In the county in
which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or
a substantial part of real property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (2)
In the county of the corporation's principal office in this state; or (3) In the county in
which the plaintiff resided, or if the plaintiff is an entity other than an individual, where
the plaintiff had its principal office in this state, at the time of the accrual of the cause
of action, if such corporation does business by agent in the county of the plaintiff's residence;
or (4) If subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply, in any county in which the corporation
was doing business by agent at the time of the accrual of the cause of action. (b) The residence
of only any properly joined named class representative or...
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