Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-19-14 (2026)
Statute of Limitations.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
No action may be brought under this chapter more than one year after the person bringing the action discovers or reasonably should have discovered the act or practice which is the subject of the action, but in no event may any action be brought under this chapter more than four years from the date of the transaction giving rise to the cause of action unless the contract or warranty is for more than three years. If the contract or warranty is for more than three years, no action may be brought more than one year from the expiration date of the contract or warranty or more than one year after the person bringing the action discovered or reasonably should have discovered the act or practice which is the subject of the action, whichever occurs first.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-355, p. 510, §14.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1991–2023 · leading case: Solar Reflections, LLC v. Solar Reflections Glass Tinting, LLC, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1248 (N.D. Ala. 2017).
Solar Reflections, LLC v. Solar Reflections Glass Tinting, LLC, 256 F. Supp. 3d 1248 (N.D. Ala. 2017). “” Alabama Code § 8-19-14. However, the Chapter concerning the registration of trademarks and service marks states that “[a]ny owner of a mark registered under this article may proceed to suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations…”
Collins v. Davol, Inc., 56 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (N.D. Ala. 2014). “3 at 10, even if it began on August 13, 2012, the date when Mr. Collins contends his claim accrued, the limitations period expired on August 13, 2013, almost a year before the plaintiffs filed the complaint.”
Griffin v. Unocal Corp., 990 So. 2d 291 (Ala. 2008). “I reaffirm that creation of a discovery rule lies within the province of the legislature, which is equipped to weigh the competing public-policy arguments and to fashion variations of discovery principles tailored to the particular nature of each affected cause of action. The…”
Cline v. Ashland, Inc., 970 So. 2d 755 (Ala. 2007). “I reaffirm that creation of a discovery rule lies within the province of the legislature, which is equipped to weigh the competing public-policy arguments and to fashion variations of discovery principles tailored to the particular nature of each affected cause of action. The…”
Jones v. Coty Inc., 362 F. Supp. 3d 1182 (U.S. Cir. Ct. 2018). “The ADTPA provides that "[n]o action may be brought under this chapter more than one year after the person bringing the action discovers or reasonably should have discovered the act or practice which is the subject of the action.”
Coilplus-Alabama, Inc. v. Vann, 53 So. 3d 898 (Ala. 2010). “…features in the following statutes: § 6-2-3; § 6 — 2—30(b); § 6-5-482; § 6-5-502(b); § 6-5-57U(a); § 7-2A-506(2); § 8-19-14; § 8-26A-16(c); and § 8-27-5.” 990 So.2d at 310-11 (emphasis added). With regard to Coilplus’s fraud claim, § 6-5-574(a) is “subject to all existing…”
Sam v. Beaird, 685 So. 2d 742 (Ala. Civ. App. 1996). “…phrases, § 8-19-3; authorizes the attorney general and district attorneys to enforce the act, § 8-19-4; lists specific unlawful trade practices, § 8-19-5; lists exemptions, § 8-19-7; establishes a private right of action, § 8-19-10; provides penalties for violations of the…”
In Re Toyota Motor Corp., 785 F. Supp. 2d 925 (C.D. Cal. 2011). “, Ala.Code § 8-19-14 (one year, subject to a discovery rule); Alaska Stat.”
Tinsley v. BP Corp. North Am., Inc., 112 F. Supp. 3d 1253 (N.D. Ala. 2015). “Ala.Code § 8-19-14 (emphasis added). Here, Mr.”
Deadwyler v. Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 134 F.R.D. 128 (W.D.N.C. 1991). “Ala.Code § 8-19-14. The Defendants contend that assuming the statute did not commence to run until April 1, 1981 as alleged in the complaint the claim would have been barred when the action was filed.”
Hurry v. Gen. Motors LLC (M.D. Ala. 2022). “CODE § 8-19-14. The Plaintiffs respond that their claims are not time-barred based on the discovery rule in that section.”
Harman v. Taurus Int'l Mfg., Inc. (Consol. FOR DISCOVERY PROCEEDINGS) (M.D. Ala. 2023). “CODE § 8-19-14. The statute of limitations period for a claim under a warranty extending over three years is “one year from the expiration date of the contract or warranty or .”
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