Section 6-5-708 – Accrual of Action.
Section 6-5-708 Accrual of action. This article shall only apply to a cause of action which accrues after April 24, 2012. Pursuant to this article, a cause of action accrues at the time of property damage or the occurrence of the personal injury or death that is made the basis of the civil action. (Act […]
Section 6-5-684 – Adjustment of Fair Market Value of Total Gross Assets.
Section 6-5-684 Adjustment of fair market value of total gross assets. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), the fair market value of total gross assets at the time of a merger or consolidation shall increase annually at a rate equal to the sum of: (1) The prime rate as listed in […]
Section 6-5-709 – Construction of Article.
Section 6-5-709 Construction of article. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted or construed to alter or affect the rights of any awarding authority to make a claim against a contractor or to exempt a contractor from compliance with all provisions of contracts between such contractors and an awarding authority. (Act 2012-225, p. 414, §11.)
Section 6-5-685 – Application of Article.
Section 6-5-685 Application of article. This article shall apply to any civil action asserting an asbestos claim in which the trial has not commenced as of September 1, 2011. (Act 2011-545, p. 1001, §6.)
Section 6-5-710 – Definitions.
Section 6-5-710 Definitions. For purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. a. The Alabama Department of Transportation, if the project is either for, or is funded in whole or in part by, the State of Alabama to construct, repair, resurface, refurbish, replace, remove, modify, alter, or otherwise […]
Section 6-5-690 – Short Title.
Section 6-5-690 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Asbestos Exposure Transparency Act. (Act 2019-261, §1.)
Section 6-5-711 – Exemption From Civil Liability for Certain Professional Firms and Employees Providing Construction Monitoring Services.
Section 6-5-711 Exemption from civil liability for certain professional firms and employees providing construction monitoring services. The provisions of Section 34-11-9(a)(3) notwithstanding, neither a professional firm nor any of its employees that provide construction monitoring services on behalf of an awarding authority relating to the construction, repair, resurfacing, refurbishment, replacement, removal, modification, alteration, or other […]
Section 6-5-691 – Definitions.
Section 6-5-691 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ASBESTOS ACTION. A civil action arising out of, based on, or related to the health effects of exposure to asbestos and any derivative claim made by or on behalf of a person exposed to asbestos or a […]
Section 6-5-712 – Construction and Application of Article.
Section 6-5-712 Construction and application of article. (a) This article is not applicable to the extent that a professional firm or its employees are engaged by an awarding authority solely to design and/or prepare the engineering plans and specifications for a public or private infrastructure. (b) This article is not applicable to the extent that […]
Section 6-5-692 – Required Disclosures by Plaintiff.
Section 6-5-692 Required disclosures by plaintiff. (a) Subject to Section 6-5-693, within 90 days after a plaintiff files an asbestos action, the plaintiff shall do all of the following: (1) Provide all parties with an affidavit, signed under oath by the plaintiff, stating all of the following: a. The plaintiff’s name, address, date of birth, […]