General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6179
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1574
*01574*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6179
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1574
*01574*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT PERMITTING A DEFENDANT TO RECOVER LITIGATION COSTS WHEN AN OFFER OF COMPROMISE IS REJECTED BY THE PLAINTIFF.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 52-195 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a defendant may recover certain litigation costs when an advantageous offer of compromise is rejected by a plaintiff.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage settlement of civil actions.