Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 09.55.547 (2026)

Pleading of damages

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Sec. 09.55.547. Pleading of damages.
In a cause of action against a health care provider for malpractice, the complaint or any other pleadings may not contain an ad damnum clause or monetary amount claimed against the defendant health care provider, except as necessary for jurisdictional purposes.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010).
Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “Code § 6-5-483 (2005) (providing that “[t]he ad damnum clause in complaints alleging medical liability shall be eliminated” but allowing attorneys to request or suggest a specific sum during trial); Alaska Stat. § 09.55.547 (2008) (barring ad damnum clauses in medical…”
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