General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6649
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2168
*02168*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6649
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2168
*02168*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES BY A PLAINTIFF WHO REFUSES TO ACCEPT A DEFENDANT'S OFFER OF COMPROMISE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 52-195 of the general statutes be amended to permit a defendant to recover reasonable attorney's fees in an amount that exceeds three hundred fifty dollars in a matter where the plaintiff recovers less than the sum specified in the defendant's offer of compromise.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the award of reasonable attorney's fees to a defendant in a matter where the plaintiff recovers less than the sum specified in the defendant's offer of compromise.