§ 16-19. Reading of Statement of Amount in Demand or Statement of Claim; Arguing Amount Recoverable

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§ 16-19. Reading of Statement of Amount in Demand or Statement of Claim; Arguing Amount Recoverable

In any action seeking damages for injury to the person, the amount demanded in the complaint shall not be disclosed to the jury. In the event that the jury shall return a verdict which exceeds the amount demanded, the judicial authority shall reduce the award to, and render judgment in, the amount demanded. Counsel for any party to the action may articulate to the jury during closing argument a lump sum or mathematical formula as to damages claimed to be recoverable. The judicial authority shall issue cautionary instructions pursuant to General Statutes § 52-216b.