Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 52-251c
(P.A. 86-338, S. 1; P.A. 87-227, S. 1; P.A. 91-380, S. 1; P.A. 04-257, S. 131; P.A. 05-275, S. 1.)
Cited. 214 Conn. 1; 223 Conn. 786; Id., 484; Id., 786; 231 Conn. 77; 235 Conn. 107. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with section does not preclude him from recovering under doctrines of quantum meruit or unjust enrichment, regardless of whether bad faith by the successor attorney or client’s waiver of section has been established. 255 C. 390. Cited. 28 Conn.App. 693; 43 Conn.App. 184; 45 CA 237. Section intended to regulate the attorney-client relationship in order to protect plaintiffs from excessive legal fees, and defendant insurer may assert section as a special defense in action by an attorney for interference with a contractual relation. 48 CA 699. Complaint filed by counsel against hospital was a civil action that sought recovery of damages resulting from personal injury which falls within the ambit of section; fee cap does not constitute an unconstitutional deprivation of the right to contract. 139 Conn.App. 147. Attorney who is barred from contract recovery because of fee agreement’s failure to comply with section cannot recover from client under doctrine of quantum meruit. 163 CA 273. Benefits of section can be waived. 42 CS 526.