Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any party in any civil action may inform the jury of the amount of damages sought by the plaintiff in the opening statement or closing argument, or both. The plaintiff may request an amount which is less than the ad damnum in the motion for judgment.
1988, c. 321; 1993, c. 615.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
Chapter 13 - Certain Incidents of Trial
§ 8.01-374. Procedure when original papers in cause are lost
§ 8.01-374.1. Consolidation or bifurcation of issues or claims in certain cases; appeal
§ 8.01-377. Remedy when variance appears between evidence and allegations
§ 8.01-377.1. Summary judgment
§ 8.01-378. Trial judge not to direct verdicts
§ 8.01-379. Argument before jury
§ 8.01-379.1. Informing jury of amounts sued for
§ 8.01-379.2. Jury instructions
§ 8.01-379.2:1. Spoliation of evidence
§ 8.01-379.3. General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories
§ 8.01-380. Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs
§ 8.01-381. What jury may carry out
§ 8.01-383. Power to grant new trial; how often
§ 8.01-384.1. Interpreters for deaf or hard of hearing in civil proceedings
§ 8.01-384.1:1. Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons in civil cases
§ 8.01-384.2. Waiver of discovery time limitations by parties