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The Supreme Court affirms $130,000 judgement for breach of contract and tortious interference with business relations.
The Court of Criminal Appeals upholds capital murder conviction of a Houston County man who abused his wife and kept her confined with a poor medical condition, ultimately leading to her death.
The Court of Civil Appeals holds seller's representations regarding used vehicle did not create express warranty

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February 5, 2010

Supreme Court determines, as a matter of first impression, that it is not sufficient for a court to stay a state court action when an identical federal court action was filed first and is still pending; Alabama’s abatement statute requires dismissal of the action. Ex Parte J.E. Estes Wood Company, Inc. (In re: Shawnee Terminal Railroad v. J.E. Estes Wood Company, Inc., 19 ALW 6-1.

Supreme Court issues mandamus relief and holds that plaintiffs were not entitled to take deposition of one of the defendant’s attorneys where information sought to be discovered was available from alternate sources. Ex parte the Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery (In re: Russell v. Ex parte the Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery), 19 ALW 6-2.

Limits in corporate election contributions violates 1st Amendment

A sharply divided Supreme Court recently held that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited, because doing so would be in contravention of the First Amendment.

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