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Alabama Legal Rights Blog http://alabamalegalrights.com/

Selected Courts

The United States Supreme Court website contains recent opinions, court rules, and information for the public: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

The United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit website provides information about the court, recent opinions, and court rules and instructions: http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/

Alabama Judicial System Online provides a directory of all of Alabama's state courts, frequently asked questions, and information regarding alternative dispute resolution: http://www.judicial.state.al.us/

Alabama Supreme Court: http://www.judicial.state.al.us/supreme.cfm

United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama: http://www.alnd.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama: http://www.als.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama: http://www.almd.uscourts.gov/

Alabama Legal Resources

Official Website of Alabama: http://www.alabama.gov/portal/index.jsp

Alabama Code: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

Alabama Attorney General's Office Online: http://www.ago.state.al.us/

Class Action Lawsuit Resources

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (provided by the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute): http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/

Library of Congress information related to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.00005:

Consumer Fraud and Abuse Resources

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Consumer Information Regarding the Junk Fax Protection Act: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/unwantedfaxes.html

FCC Consumer Information Regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the Federal Agency in place to protect consumers throughout the United States: http://ftc.gov/

Alabama Department of Consumer Protection includes information on how to file a consumer complaint and put yourself on Alabama's Do Not Call List: http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=Living_ConsumerProtection

National Do Not Call Registry: https://donotcall.gov/

Alabama Attorney General's Office of Consumer Affairs: http://www.ago.state.al.us/consumer.cfm

Environmental Litigation Resources

National Cancer Institute's Malignant Mesothelioma website offers questions and answers and provides a wealth of information regarding the disease: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/malignantmesothelioma

National Cancer Institute Asbestos Exposure Fact Sheet: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/asbestos

Occupational Safety & Health Administration website on asbestos in the workplace provides OSHA standards, frequently asked questions, and extensive information about asbestos in the workplace: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/asbestos/index.html

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) provides information about toxic substances and diseases: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

ATDSR statement regarding activities in Alabama: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/statefactsheets/sfs-al.html

Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Resources

Food and Drug Administration Website provides information and questions and answers on a wide variety of issues involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices: http://www.fda.gov/

Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov/

National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration Office of Defects website provides information regarding automobile recalls: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/