Tennessee § 29-26-117 - Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
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§ 29-26-117. Plaintiff's demand for specific sum inadmissible during trial.
In a health care liability action the pleading filed by the plaintiff may state a demand for a specific sum, but such demand shall not be disclosed to the jury during a trial of the case notwithstanding § 20-9-302 to the contrary. Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 16; 1976, ch. 759, § 17; T.C.A., § 23-3416; Acts 2012, ch. 798, § 9. Amendments. The 2012 amendment substituted “health care liability action” for “medical malpractice action”. Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 798, § 59. April 23, 2012. Law Reviews. Malpractice in Dealing with Medical Malpractice, 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 437. The Standard of Care and Informed Consent Under the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (Joseph H. King, Jr.), 44 Tenn. L. Rev. (2) 225.
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