SB35 Alabama 2011 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Class action lawsuits filed in Alabama, plan for undistributed funds to be distributed to Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Department if class members cannot be located, or if distribution to class is not economically feasible, or if class members do not make a claim to the class funds
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that all settlements
or orders entering judgment in a class action
lawsuit filed in Alabama and governed by Alabama
law that results in the creation of a common fund
for the benefit of a class shall establish a plan
for determining the distribution of the residual
remaining funds and the timing of such distribution
to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the distribution of excess funds created
pursuant to a class action lawsuit filed in Alabama; to
provide that all settlements or orders entering judgment in a
class action lawsuit filed in Alabama and governed by Alabama
law that result in the creation of a common fund for the
benefit of a class shall establish a plan for determining the
distribution of the residual remaining funds and the timing of
such distribution to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention.
</p>
Subjects
Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2011 | Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute | |
| June 1, 2011 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 14, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB35 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |