Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title6 CIVIL PRACTICE. |
Chapter5. ACTIONS. |
Article27. Medical Liability Actions. |
§6-5-483. Elimination of ad damnum clause in complaints.
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The ad damnum clause in complaints alleging medical liability shall be eliminated. Such complaints, in place of a claim for specific monetary damages, shall contain instead a general claim for relief. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict an attorney from requesting or suggesting a specific sum to be awarded during the trial of any medical liability case.