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Conn. Practice Book § 17-14
Offer of Compromise by Plaintiff; How Made
After commencement of any civil action based
upon contract or seeking the recovery of money
damages, whether or not other relief is sought,
the plaintiff may, not earlier than 180 days after
service of process is made upon the defendant
in such action but not later than thirty days before
the commencement of jury selection in a jury trial
or the commencement of evidence in a court trial,
file with the clerk of the court a written offer of
compromise signed by the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s
attorney, directed to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney, offering to settle the claim underlying the action for a sum certain. For the purposes
of this section, such plaintiff includes a counter-claim plaintiff under General Statutes § 8-132.
The plaintiff shall give notice of such offer of compromise to the defendant’s attorney, or if the
defendant is not represented by an attorney, to
the defendant.
History
(Amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 346.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.)
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