HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 25A
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Gelber offered the following:
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14	Substitute Amendment for Amendment (408923)
15	Remove line(s) 4607-4615, and insert:
16	attorney not later than the date of the pretrial, the benefits
17	secured shall be those offered to settle each issue. In the
18	event the offer to settle an issue is rejected by the
19	claimant, any claim against the carrier for an attorney's fee
20	in excess of the fee due under the terms of the offer is
21	waived on such issue unless the amount awarded at trial is at
22	least 10 percent greater than the amount specified in the
23	offer. If multiple issues are pending before the judge of
24	compensation claims, said offer of settlement shall address
25	each issue pending and shall state explicitly whether or not
26	the offer on each issue is severable. The written offer shall
27	also unequivocally state whether or not it includes medical
28	witness fees and expenses and all other costs associated with
29	the claim. Acceptance of an offer by a claimant shall be
30	communicated in writing to the carrier and its counsel, if
31	any. The benefits contained in the offer, excluding fees and
32	costs, shall be due and payable 14 days after the date the
33	carrier receives the acceptance.
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