Alabama sued by bingo company and charities
March 3, 2010
Alabama: James "Pete" Bridges, who owns a company affiliated with the Chickasaw gambling hall, has filed suit against the state of Alabama, its governor Bob Riley, and the governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling. Bridges filed suit after electronic bingo machines, valued at a total of $750,000, were seized from the gambling hall. Bridges is joined by charity that would have benefited from gambling revenue in his lawsuit that aims at securing compensation for the machines, as well as, for lost profits. The suit was filed at the Montgomery Circuit Court.[1]
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
