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HB162 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB162 Alabama 2016 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2016
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Matt Fridy
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Attorneys, cause of action for person solicited by attorney to bring lawsuit for purpose of procuring legal services to enrich attorney, Sec. 34-3-25 am'd.
Description

Existing law prohibits an attorney from soliciting a person to bring a legal action for the purpose of procuring the legal services of the attorney or his or her law firm.

Existing law also prohibits a person from receiving compensation from an attorney who solicits the person to bring a legal action in order to procure the legal services of the attorney or the attorney's law firm.

This bill would provide a cause of action for any person who was solicited by an attorney to bring a legal action for the purpose of procuring the legal services of the attorney or his or her law firm.

Subjects
Attorneys

Bill Actions

H

Indefinitely Postponed

H

Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature