Section 6-5-640 Scope and effect on other laws or rules. This article shall apply to and govern all civil class actions brought in the state courts of Alabama pursuant to Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The provisions of this article, where inconsistent with any Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure, including, but not limited to, […]
Section 6-5-641 Certification of classes. (a) No class of civil litigants shall be certified or recognized by any court of the State of Alabama unless there shall have been compliance with the procedures for certification of the class set forth in this article. (b) As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action in […]
Section 6-5-642 Appeal of certification order. A court’s order certifying a class or refusing to certify a class action shall be appealable in the same manner as a final order to the appellate court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over the appeal from a final order in the action. Such appeal may only be filed […]
