Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter B - HEARINGS
SETTLEMENT AND STIPULATIONS
Section 5.231 - Offers of settlement

Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 5.231

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) It is the policy of the Commission to encourage settlements.

(b) Nothing contained in this chapter or Chapter 1 or 3 (relating to rules of administrative practice and procedure; and special provisions) preclude a party in a proceeding from submitting, at any time, offers of settlement or proposals of adjustment, or from requesting conferences for that purpose.

(c) Parties may request that the presiding officer participate in the settlement conferences or that an additional presiding officer or mediator be designated to participate in the settlement conferences.

(d) Offers of settlement, of adjustment, or of procedure to be followed, and proposed stipulations not agreed to by every party, including proposals intended to resolve discovery disputes, will not be admissible in evidence against a counsel or party claiming the privilege.

(e) Subsections (a)-(d) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.115 (relating to offers of settlement).

The provisions of this §5.231 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504-506, 1301 and 1501.

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