Mississippi § 11-1-59 - Damages in medical malpractice actions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-1-59 — Damages in medical malpractice actions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-1-59. Damages in medical malpractice actions.
In any action at law against a licensed physician, osteopath, dentist, hospital, nurse, pharmacist, podiatrist, optometrist or chiropractor to recover damages based upon a professional negligence theory, the complaint or counterclaim shall not specify the amount of damages claimed, but shall only state that the damages claimed are within the jurisdictional limits of the court to which the pleadings are addressed and whether or not the amount of such damages is ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more, or such other minimum amount as shall be necessary to invoke federal jurisdiction if the action is brought in federal court.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-1-59 ("Damages in medical malpractice actions.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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