Alabama Legal Overview: Montgomery-Alexander City The Montgomery–Alexander City is spread across six counties in central Alabama. This includes the Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties in the Montgomery metro area and the Coosa and Tallapoosa counties in the Alexander City micropolitan area. Each county is served by a judicial circuit, with a circuit court as the main trial court with general jurisdiction. Every county also has district courts with limited jurisdiction and the cities have municipal courts. Listed below are the major cities in the Montgomery–Alexander City metro area.
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1. Montgomery is the county seat of Montgomery County, and its largest city. Montgomery County is served by the 15th judicial circuit housed in the Montgomery County Courthouse at 251 South Lawrence St. Alexander City is the biggest city in Tallapoosa County, served by the 5th judicial circuit housed in the Tallapoosa County Courthouse in Dadeville, which is the county seat. Coosa County is served by the 40th judicial circuit, housed in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford, which is the county seat. 2. The Alabama Supreme threw out a $78.4 million business law violation verdict against German drug manufacturer Sandoz Inc. The state had filed the lawsuit claiming the company had overcharged for prescription medication during a 14-year period. 3. A workers' compensation case blew up with whistleblower retaliation accusations after Jack Jay Palmer, an Infosys employee in Montgomery, Alabama accused the Indian software company of harassment and retaliation because he had complained about their alleged misuse of U.S. visa programs.
Trending Montgomery-Alexander City Legal Topics: The circuit courts in these judicial districts also serve as the appellate courts for the district and municipal courts. Appeals against decisions by the 5th, 15th, 40th and other circuit courts in the Montgomery–Alexander City metro area are heard by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals or the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Alabama Supreme Court, also based in Montgomery, is the court of last resort. All lawyers in the Montgomery–Alexander City metro area must be members of the Alabama State Bar licensed to practice law in Alabama. |