Alabama Code 12-22-73.1. Applicability of 1987 amendment to Sections 12-22-72 and 12-22-73
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-22-73.1
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
On the effective date of Act No. 87-188 [June 11, 1987], the provisions contained therein shall apply to all causes of action not yet filed, any lawsuit upon which any judgment has not been rendered and/or all judgments which have not been affirmed by an appropriate appellate court and had a 10 percent penalty assessed as so provided by Section 12-22-72 and/or Section 12-22-73.