VA HB465 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-27 - House: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Jury verdict; excess damages; amendment of pleadings. Allows a court, in the event a jury returns a verdict for damages in excess of the amount requested, to amend the pleadings to conform them to the amount awarded and enter a judgment for such damages.

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Title

Jury verdict; allows court to amend pleadings to conform to amount awarded.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N) (Y: 5 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-27 House: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2010-01-20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
2010-01-15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2010-01-12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103385D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801383.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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