statutory offer of settlement

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statutory offer of settlement n. a written offer of a specific sum of money made by a defendant to a plaintiff, which will settle the lawsuit if accepted within a short time. The offer may be filed with the court, and if the eventual judgment for the plaintiff is less than the offer, the plaintiff will not be able to claim the court costs usually awarded to the prevailing party.

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No references found			8) * Off-setting Damages with Attorneys" Fees: The Over-reaching Plaintiff--If a plaintiff insists on more damages than he or she is likely to recover, a statutory offer of settlement from the defendant will often be advisable. Statutory offers of settlement in Florida practice: uses, problems, ... by Crockett, Jeffrey B. / Florida Bar Journal			status conference Status Offense status quo Statuta pro publico commodo late interpretantur statutable statute statute book Statute de Statute merchant Statute of Statute of Frauds Statute of Limitations Statute of limitations for collection of debt Statute of limitations for failure to pay Statute of limitations for loan in IL Statute of Uses Statute of Wills Statute of York statutes Statutes at Large Statutes staple Statuti statutory statutory cogency statutory law statutory offer of settlement Statutory Rape Statutory Redemption Statutum Statutum affirmativum non derogat communi legi Statutum speciale statuto speciali non derogat staunch staunch belief staunch loyalty staunchness stave stave in stave off stay stay away stay away from stay incognito stay of execution stay on stay order stay together stayaway order stayed staying staying power Staying proceedings			Statutory invention registration Statutory investment Statutory Investments statutory law statutory law statutory lien Statutory Liquidity Ratio Statutory Management Requirement Statutory Marketing Authority Statutory Maternity Pay Statutory merger Statutory Mergers Statutory Minimum Price Statutory Minimum Solvency Margin Statutory Minimum Wage Statutory Money Purchase Illustration Statutory monopoly Statutory municipality Statutory municipality Statutory municipality Statutory Nature Conservation Organisation Statutory Non-Economic Loss Statutory Notification System of Infectious Disease Statutory Off Road Notice Statutory Off Road Notification statutory offence statutory offense statutory offer of settlement Statutory order statutory orders Statutory Orders and Regulations Statutory Paternity Pay Statutory Performance Indicator Statutory Powers and Procedure Act Statutory Powers Procedure Act Statutory Publications Office statutory rape statutory rape statutory rape Statutory rape (In US) Statutory rape (In US) Statutory rape (In US) Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Statutory rate Statutory rate Statutory rate Statutory rate Statutory Redemption Statutory Redundancy Pay Statutory Regulation Order Statutory Restraining Order statutory right of redemption Statutory Right of Way Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland Statutory School Leaving Age Statutory sick pay Statutory sick pay Statutory sick pay

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