2023 Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 21A - The Tractor, Lawn and Garden and Light Industrial Equipment Franchise Act.
Section 8-21A-12 - Action for Injunction, Damages, etc., for Violations of Chapter, Unfair, or Deceptive Trade Practices, and Other Unlawful Acts.
Section 8-21A-12
Action for injunction, damages, etc., for violations of chapter, unfair, or deceptive trade practices, and other unlawful acts.
Notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any dealer franchise or dealer agreement or the terms or provisions of any waiver, and notwithstanding any other legal remedies available, any person who is injured in his business or property by a violation of this chapter, by the commission of any unfair and/or deceptive trade practices, or because he refuses to accede to a proposal for an arrangement which, if consummated, would be in violation of this chapter, may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, to recover any damages sustained by him, together with the costs of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. This section applies equally to both manufacturers and dealers.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-721, p. 1401, §12.)