HB558 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
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 to the Department of Child Abuse
and Neglect Prevention and the timing of such
distribution</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 to the Department
of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and the timing of such
distribution.
</p>
Subjects
Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 5, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 15, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB558 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |