Pleadings in a suit based on a health care liability claim shall not specify an amount of money claimed as damages. The defendant may file a special exception to the pleadings on the ground the suit is not within the court's jurisdiction, in which event the plaintiff shall inform the court and defendant in writing of the total dollar amount claimed. This section does not prevent a party from mentioning the total dollar amount claimed in examining prospective jurors on voir dire or in argument to the court or jury.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 74.053
PLEADINGS NOT TO STATE DAMAGE AMOUNT; SPECIAL EXCEPTION; EXCLUSION FROM SECTION
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez (2006)
Most recently applied in Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb (September 2010)
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 10.01, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.