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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81058</law_id><section_number>8.01-221.1</section_number><catch_line>Unestablished business damages; lost profits</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="21">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Damages</span> for lost profits of a new or unestablished business may be recoverable upon proper proof. A <span class="dictionary">party</span> shall not be deemed to have failed to prove lost profits because the new or unestablished business has no history of profits. Such <span class="dictionary">damages</span> for a new or unestablished business shall not be recoverable in wrongful death or personal injury <span class="dictionary">actions</span> other than <span class="dictionary">actions</span> for defamation.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 624.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
