Code of VirginiaTitle 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure4/7/2020 Chapter 13. Certain Incidents of TrialRead Chapter § 8.01-374Procedure when original papers in cause are lost § 8.01-374.1Consolidation or bifurcation of issues or claims in certain cases; appeal § 8.01-375(Effective until October 1, 2019) Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section) § 8.01-375(Effective October 1, 2019) Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section) § 8.01-376Views by juries § 8.01-377Remedy when variance appears between evidence and allegations § 8.01-377.1Summary judgment § 8.01-378Trial judge not to direct verdicts § 8.01-379Argument before jury § 8.01-379.1Informing jury of amounts sued for § 8.01-379.2Jury instructions § 8.01-379.2:1Spoliation of evidence § 8.01-379.3General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories § 8.01-380Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs § 8.01-381What jury may carry out § 8.01-382Verdict, judgment or decree to fix period at which interest begins; final order; judgment or decree for interest § 8.01-383Power to grant new trial; how often § 8.01-383.1Appeal when verdict reduced and accepted under protest; new trial for inadequate damages § 8.01-384Formal exceptions to rulings or orders of court unnecessary; motion for new trial unnecessary in certain cases § 8.01-384.1Interpreters for deaf or hard of hearing in civil proceedings § 8.01-384.1:1Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons in civil cases § 8.01-384.2Waiver of discovery time limitations by parties