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Alabama Mass Tort Survey

    

 

   

Mass Tort
Alabama
Survey Results



Tracking and/or reporting of mass tort cases

None known.

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Definition of "mass tort"

None known.

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Procedural rules

A.R.C.P. 23. Class Actions. Provides conditions under which class actions may be maintained.

R. 55. Appellate Mediation

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Statutes

Code of Ala. §6-5-641. Certification of classes. Provides procedures for certification of class status by state courts and requires the courts to hold an evidentiary hearing on class certification upon motion of any party.

Code of Ala. §6-5-642. Appeal of certification. Allows for court's order certifying a class or refusing to certify a class to be appealed.

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Case law

Brief of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America as Amicus Curiae in Support of Joint Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Flexible Products Co., et al, v. Micon, Inc. CV-01-1194, CV-01-1341, CV-02-1518.

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Administrative orders

See R. 55, above.

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Interlocutory appeal

A.R.A.P. R.5. Appeal by permission. Provides conditions under which interlocutory appeals must be certified by trial court for legitimacy.

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Infrastructure: special dockets

None known.

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Infrastructure: task forces, commissions, or other policy-level bodies

None known.

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Case management

The Alabama Appellate Mediation Program began in 2003, when rules promulgating the program and procedure were adopted.

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Technology

Appellate Court Electronic Filing Project. Site includes order establishing pilot project and practices and procedures for trial courts, appellate courts, and attorneys.

Alalinc. Legal information service allows subscribers to perform full-text searches, access opinions, access Internet and e-mail accounts, and provides free access to the online law library catalog.

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