Offer of Compromise by Defend-

ant; How Made (Amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.) In any action on contract, or seeking the recov- ery of money damages, whether or not other relief is sought, the defendant may not later than thirty days before the commencement of jury selection in a jury trial or before the commencement of evi- dence in a court trial file with the clerk of the court a written offer of compromise signed by the defendant or the defendant’s attorney, directed to the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney, offering to settle the claim underlying the action for a sum certain. (See General Statutes § 52-193 and annotations.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 342.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.)