Section 6-11-28 – No Cause of Action Created.
Section 6-11-28 No cause of action created. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to grant or create a cause of action or right to recover punitive damages. (Acts 1987, No. 87-185, p. 251, §9.)
Section 6-12-4 – Limitation on Bond Requirements in Litigation Involving Master Settlement Agreement Signatories, Successors, and Affiliates.
Section 6-12-4 Limitation on bond requirements in litigation involving master settlement agreement signatories, successors, and affiliates. (a) In civil litigation under any legal theory involving a signatory, a successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory to the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in Section 6-12-2, the supersedeas bond to be furnished […]
Section 6-11-29 – Wrongful Death Actions Not Affected.
Section 6-11-29 Wrongful death actions not affected. This article shall not pertain to or affect any civil actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410, as amended. (Acts 1987, No. 87-185, p. 251, §10.)
Section 6-12A-1 – Short Title.
Section 6-12A-1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Tobacco Master Settlement Complementary Legislation Act. (Act 2003-372, p. 1049, §2.)
Section 6-11-30 – Effective Date.
Section 6-11-30 Effective date. This article shall not affect the rights of any person if such rights accrued prior to June 11, 1987. (Acts 1987, No. 87-185, p. 251, §12.)
Section 6-12A-2 – Definitions.
Section 6-12A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BRAND FAMILY. All styles of cigarettes sold under the same trade mark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited […]
Section 6-10-34 – Contest of Exemption Claim – Proceedings When Inventory Discloses Personalty Not Embraced by Claim of Exemption.
Section 6-10-34 Contest of exemption claim – Proceedings when inventory discloses personalty not embraced by claim of exemption. When, on a contest of a claim of exemption to personal property, an inventory filed by the defendant on the plaintiff’s demand discloses other personal property owned by the defendant and subject to sale under process not […]
Section 6-10-85 – How Exemption in Lieu of Homestead Claimed and Set Apart.
Section 6-10-85 How exemption in lieu of homestead claimed and set apart. When an exemption of real estate in lieu of homestead is claimed under Section 6-10-61, a petition in writing, duly verified by oath, must be filed by, or on behalf of, the surviving spouse and minor child or children, or either, as the […]
Section 6-10-101 – Proceedings to Set Apart Exemptions When Administration Not Granted on Decedent’s Estate Within 60 Days After Death – Vesting of Title to Real Property in Surviving Spouse and Minors and Right to Possession Thereof.
Section 6-10-101 Proceedings to set apart exemptions when administration not granted on decedent’s estate within 60 days after death – Vesting of title to real property in surviving spouse and minors and right to possession thereof. If no exceptions are filed and sustained to such report of the commissioners setting apart the homestead exemption, the […]
Section 6-11-3 – Future Damages; Requirements if Damages Greater Than $150,000; Attorney’s Fees; Periodic Payments Over Period of Years; Specific Findings; Evidence of Financial Ability to Make Payments; Evidence of Present Value Inadmissible.
Section 6-11-3 Future damages; requirements if damages greater than $150,000; attorney’s fees; periodic payments over period of years; specific findings; evidence of financial ability to make payments; evidence of present value inadmissible. Where the damages assessed against a defendant by the trier of fact include an award of future damages, the trial court shall comply […]