Ala. Code § 8-9-10: Agreement in Contract to Forfeit Right of Action for Not Presenting Damage Claim Void; Exceptions.

Any agreement, convenant, or stipulation in any contract, verbal or written, forfeiting any right of action for failure to present to the party liable a claim for damages, is void; but this section shall not prevent stipulations requiring the giving of informaiton by one party to another within a reasonable time of the happening of any event peculiarly within the knowlege of one of the parties to such contract.