Legal Opinion
Ex Parte East Alabama Health Care Authority
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 5, 2001No. 1991937 and 1991944PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Court of Civil Appeals held that Act No. 98-341, Ala. Acts 1998 (the Freeman Act), was a remedial act for which retrospective application was appropriate. Auburn Med. Ctr., Inc. v. State Health Planning Dev.Agency, 814 So.2d 258 (Ala.Civ.App. 2000). We granted certiorari review on the petitions of the Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) and East Alabama Health Care Authority d/b/a East Alabama Medical Center. We reverse and remand.
We adopt this statement of facts from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals:
"In March 1997, Auburn Medical Center, Inc. (`Auburn'),…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barrington v. BarringtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Ex Parte BurksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Ex Parte State Dept. of RevenueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Auburn Med. Center, Inc. v. State Health AgencyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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