Settlement of Claims Filed in the Court of Claims

(A) Settlement of claim. Pursuant to R.C. 2743.15, a claimant and the state may execute an agreement to settle a claim filed in the court of claims. A settlement agreement shall be signed by the claimant and the director or other administrative chief, or the governing body, of any department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality of the state named as defendant in the action. The settlement agreement shall be approved by the attorney general and filed with the clerk of the court of claims for review by the court. (B) Review by the court. The court shall review the settlement agreement. If the court concurs with the terms of the settlement agreement, it shall approve and journalize the agreement. If the settlement agreement is not approved, the court may require the claimant and the state to reconsider the agreement. If the court does not approve the reconsidered agreement, the court shall assign the claim for trial. [Effective: July 1, 1975.]