CHAPTER 108
H.P. 817 - L.D. 1071
An Act to Prohibit the Exclusion of Legal Counsel as a Condition of Settlement
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §169 is enacted to read:
§169. Restriction of attorney's representation prohibited
A settlement of litigation may not include a condition that an attorney representing a party in that litigation is not permitted to represent other persons who are similarly situated in a related action involving a party that the attorney opposed in the settled litigation. A condition not in compliance with this section is void and unenforceable as against public policy.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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