Advisory Committee Notes

Rule 14-913 Amendment Note: The Bar changed from a calendar year to a fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) in 1990.

The Board approved increasing the yearly per claim award limit from $10,000 to $20,000 and to eliminate the yearly per lawyer claim limit of $25,000 on December 1, 2000.

The Board voted to reinstate the yearly lawyer cap of $25,000 on June 8, 2001.

The Board voted to raise the yearly per lawyer cap to $50,000 from the previously reinstated $25,000 cap on December 7, 2001.

The Board voted to raise the yearly per lawyer cap to $75,000 on October 29, 2010.