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Bond or recognizance for prosecution.

Sections
52-186 to 52-188

Court may order bond. Member of community defending to give bond. Court may order bond by nonresident defendant in realty action.

Surety company bond acceptable.

Action on probate bond. Endorsement of writ.

Section
52-190a

Prior reasonable inquiry and certificate of good faith required in negligence action against a health care provider. Ninety-day extension of statute of limitations.

Section
52-190b

Designation of negligence action against health care provider as complex litigation case.

Section
52-190c

Mandatory mediation for negligence action against health care provider. Stipulation by mediator and parties. Rules.

Precedence of actions in favor of the state.

Section
52-191a

Precedence of certain actions involving zoning ordinances and regulations.

Section
52-191b

Precedence of proceedings involving planning commissions.

Section
52-191c

Precedence of actions involving terminally ill persons.

Precedence of other cases in order of trial.

Section
52-192a

Offer of compromise by plaintiff. Acceptance by defendant. Amount and computation of interest.

Section
52-192b

Offers of judgment. Applicability.

Offer of compromise by defendant.

Acceptance of defendant's offer of compromise.

Effect of failure to accept defendant's offer of compromise.

Section
52-195a

(Formerly Sec. 52-256) - Unliquidated damages; tender.

Section
52-195b

Referral of civil action involving motor vehicle to alternative dispute resolution program. Expedited process case. Privileged case.

Section
52-195c

Time period for payment of settlement amount.

Motion to continue or postpone.

Section
52-196a

Filing of special motion to dismiss based on exercise of certain state or federal constitutional rights in connection with matter of public concern. Court procedure.

Motion for disclosure. Rules.

Section
52-197a

Transferred to Chapter 368a, Sec. 19a-17b.

Section
52-197b

Discovery outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.

Disclosure; examination of officer of corporation.

Questions which need not be answered. Self-incrimination.

Disclosure not conclusive.

Section
52-200a

Defendant's insurance liability policy limits and insurer's duty to indemnify subject to discovery.

Action on nonnegotiable instruments; defense. Assignment.

Transferred to Chapter 925, Sec. 52-570a.

Demand for receipt not to vitiate a legal tender.

Recovery of expenditures by husband or parent.

Court may determine order in which issues shall be tried.

Writings; admission of their execution.

Defense based on Sunday contract.

Reception of evidence objected to as inadmissible.

Argument of counsel; time limit.

Motion for nonsuit.

Refusal to set aside nonsuit; appeal.

Opening judgment upon default or nonsuit.

Section
52-212a

Civil judgment or decree opened or set aside within four months only.

Sections
52-213 and 52-214

Justice of the peace to keep docket, entry fee. Jury in suit before justice of the peace.

Dockets. Jury cases. Court cases.

Section
52-215a

Jury of six in civil actions.

Deciding questions of law and of fact.

Section
52-216a

Reading of agreements or releases to jury prohibited. Adjustments for excessive and inadequate verdicts permitted.

Section
52-216b

Articulation to trier of fact of amount of damages claimed to be recoverable permitted.

Section
52-216c

Failure to call a witness. Jury instruction prohibited; argument by counsel permitted.

Violation of statute by minor.

Jury may try issues of fact in equitable action.

Claim for damages and equitable relief; separate trials.

Hearing in damages: When to jury.

Hearing in damages: Evidence. Notice.

Section
52-221a

Hearing in damages: Proof of damages on defendant's failure to appear.

Verdict by nine jurors.

Jury may be three times returned to consider verdict.

Special verdicts. Jury to assess damages.

Judgment on verdict; assessment of damages when judgment rendered other than on verdict.

Section
52-225a

Reduction in economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death actions for collateral source payments.

Section
52-225b

“Collateral sources” defined.

Section
52-225c

Recovery of collateral source benefits prohibited.

Section
52-225d

Payment of damages in lump sum and periodic installments in personal injury, wrongful death and property damage actions.

Section
52-225e

Notice of settlement in excess of ten thousand dollars by insurer to claimant.

Section
52-225f

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights prior to October 1, 2003.

Section
52-225g

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Definitions.

Section
52-225h

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Required disclosures to payee.

Section
52-225i

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Approval.

Section
52-225j

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Effect.

Section
52-225k

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: Procedure for approval.

Section
52-225l

Transfer of structured settlement payment rights: General provisions.

Trial to the court. Special finding.

Section
52-226a

Special finding that action or defense without merit and not in good faith.

Judgment for or against some of the parties only.

Judgment too large; remittitur; correction.

Section
52-228a

Appeal from order of remittitur or additur.

Section
52-228b

Setting aside of verdict in action claiming money damages.

Section
52-228c

Remittitur when noneconomic damages in negligence action against health care provider determined to be excessive.

Sections
52-229 and 52-230

Continuance of cases on docket of Superior Court or Court of Common Pleas. Discontinuance of cases in Circuit Court.

Facts on which judgments found to appear on record.

Section
52-231a

Filing of affidavit re other custody proceedings; visitation rights.

Section
52-231b

Entry of order or judgment or approval of settlement that prohibits or restricts disclosure of sexual abuse of minor prohibited.

Judge to file memorandum of decision on demurrer.

Certification of statutory appeals taken to a judge.

Time for entering of justice appeals.

Reservation of questions of law.

Section
52-235a

Declaratory judgment to determine orders of priorities.

Section
52-235b

Proceedings stayed if attorney unable to appear.

Section
52-235c

Referral to alternative dispute resolution program. Stay of proceedings in court.

Section
52-235d

Mediation. Disclosure.

Section
52-235e

Stay of proceedings in action against crime victim during pendency of criminal proceeding.

Section
52-235f

Referral to arbitration of civil action involving claim for bodily injury arising out of motor vehicle accident.