Alabama § 12-22-73.1 - Applicability of 1987 Amendment to Sections 12-22-72 and 12-22-73.
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§ 12-22-73.1. Applicability of 1987 Amendment to Sections 12-22-72 and 12-22-73.
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.
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