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D. Del. LR 9.4

Pleading Claim for Unliquidated Damages

activein force · 2026-09-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Demand for damages. A pleading setting forth a claim for relief in the

nature of unliquidated monetary damages shall state in the ad damnum clause a demand

specifying the nature of the damages claimed, e.g., “compensatory,” “punitive,” or both,

but shall not claim any specific sum. The statement of jurisdiction required by Fed. R.

Civ. P. 8(a)(1) shall set forth any minimum amount needed to invoke jurisdiction of the

Court, but no other.

(b) Statement of damages. Within 14 days after service of a written request

by another party, the party filing the pleading shall furnish the requesting party with a

written statement of the amount of damages claimed. Unless required by Court order,

such statement shall not be filed with the Court.

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2026-09-18
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