Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-19-270 (2026)
Short Title.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
This article may be cited as the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-186, p. 254, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 120
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: GONZALEZ, LLC v. DiVincenti, 844 So. 2d 1196 (Ala. 2002).
GONZALEZ, LLC v. DiVincenti, 844 So. 2d 1196 (Ala. 2002). “DiVincenti and PFS moved for the payment of attorney fees under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq. They later moved for a summary judgment as to all claims against them under the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel.”
Pearson v. Brooks, 883 So. 2d 185 (Ala. 2003). “' See Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq. (`The Alabama Litigation Accountability Act'), which sets forth certain penalties to be assessed against attorneys and/or parties who file civil claims that lack `substantial justification,' i.”
Adams v. Adams, 21 So. 3d 1247 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “1993), the trial court found that a party had conducted litigation "`without substantial justification,'" and it awarded the opposing party an attorney fee pursuant to the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, § 12-19-270 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. In addressing the attorney-fee…”
Crowl v. Kayo Oil Co., 848 So. 2d 930 (Ala. 2002). “' See Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq. (`The Alabama Litigation Accountability Act'), which sets forth certain penalties to be assessed against attorneys and/or parties who file civil claims that lack `substantial justification,' i.”
Klinger v. Ros, 33 So. 3d 1258 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “The Roses answered the complaint and also filed a counterclaim seeking damages pursuant to the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act (“ALAA”), codified at Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq. The Roses moved for a summary judgment on December 12, 2007, and Klinger responded on…”
S.C.W. v. C.B., 826 So. 2d 825 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “also moved for an award of legal fees pursuant to § 12-19-270, the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act.”
Scott v. Scott, 38 So. 3d 79 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-271(1) (defining "without substantial justification" as that term is used in the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Ala.”
The Sanderson Grp., Inc. v. Smith, 809 So. 2d 823 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “He also moved for attorney fees, pursuant to the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act ("ALAA"), Ala. Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq., arguing that Sanderson's motion to vacate the arbitrator's award and its appeal of that award were without substantial justification.”
Grove Hill Homeowners' Ass'n v. Rice, 43 So. 3d 609 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “See Ala.Code 1975, §§ 12-19-270 to-276. The trial court rejected the Association’s request for a preliminary injunction on May 20, 2009.”
Starr v. Wilson, 11 So. 3d 846 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “Jones and Starr filed answers to the complaint; Starr’s answer included a claim under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq. (“the ALAA”).”
Morgan v. Morgan, 183 So. 3d 945 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “The wife filed an answer to the counterclaim, a motion to strike, and a motion for relief pursuant to the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act (“the ALAA”), § 12-19-270 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, on September 2, 2010, in which she asked the trial court to strike the tort claims as…”
Mahoney v. Loma Alta Prop. Owners Ass'n, 84 So. 3d 907 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “Carol Mahoney (“Mahoney”) appeals from a judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court awarding her $500 as an attorney fee and costs pursuant to the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, § 12-19-270 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“ALAA”).”
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