North Dakota Code 65-02-36 – Attorney’s fees for legal review of proposed settlement
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The organization shall pay up to five hundred dollars to an attorney for review of a proposed settlement offered to an injured employee, if the employee to whom the settlement is offered was not represented by an attorney at the time the offer was made. Subdivisions d and e of subsection 2 of section 65-02-35 apply to the payment of fees under this section. The organization may reimburse an attorney for costs under this section according to subsections 3, 4, and 5 of section 65-02-35. Fees and costs under this section are payable regardless of whether the injured employee accepts the settlement proposal.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 65-02-36
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.