Common use of Only One Appeal Allowed Clause in Contracts

Only One Appeal Allowed. Only ONE APPEAL is allowed per initial invoice. ALL line items appealed from the initial invoice must be included on the one appeal submitted. All appeals must be submitted within sixty (60) days of payment of the initial invoice. If an appeal is submitted more than sixty (60) days following the payment of the initial invoice, the appeal will be disallowed. Upon request of the Firm, the Legal Billing Manager has sole discretion to review additional appeals or appeals submitted late. The invoice submittal date is the date the invoice was moved to “For Approval” status. This date is located under “Sent For Approval” once the invoice is moved to the “For Approval” status. Acuity vendor invoices are invoices submitted on behalf of an outside vendor, contracted by the Firm to render services on behalf of Citizens. Acuity vendor invoices are paid directly to the vendor and therefore the outside vendor’s invoice must be made payable by Citizens and not the Firm. The outside vendor can make the invoice payable to Citizens c/o the Firm. The following types of invoice must be submitted as Acuity vendor invoices, unless the expense was paid by the Firm: • Adjusters • Consultants • Experts • Investigators • Mediators • Transcript Fees • Interpreters • Video Editing • Couriers • Data Searches • Inspectors • Process • Records Requests (i.e. medical records, fire department, police department, IRS) The following expenses are NOT billable on Acuity vendor invoices and must be billed on a Firm invoice: • In Firm copy charges; • Copy charges prepared by a third party vendor in lieu of preparing the copies in Firm; and • Firm travel expenses. Vendor invoices are also uploaded using a LEDES document. An Acuity vendor invoice is uploaded under the outside vendor’s name instead of the Firm name. The outside vendor’s invoice is attached to the details tab of the invoice, instead of a line entry.

Only One Appeal Allowed. Only ONE APPEAL is allowed per initial invoice. ALL line items appealed from the initial invoice must be included on the one appeal submitted. All appeals must be submitted within sixty (60) days of payment of the initial invoice. If an appeal is submitted more than sixty (60) days following the payment of the initial invoice, the appeal will be disallowed. Upon request of the Firm, the Legal Billing Manager has sole discretion to review additional appeals or appeals submitted late. The invoice submittal date is the date the invoice was moved to “For Approval” status. This date is located under “Sent For Approval” once the invoice is moved to the “For Approval” status. Agreement between Citizens and XXXXXXX XXXX, P.L.L.C. d/b/a XXXXXXX XXXX 40 Page 55 of 58 Acuity vendor invoices are invoices submitted on behalf of an outside vendor, contracted by the Firm to render services on behalf of Citizens. Acuity vendor invoices are paid directly to the vendor and therefore the outside vendor’s invoice must be made payable by Citizens and not the Firm. The outside vendor can make the invoice payable to Citizens c/o the Firm. The following types of invoice must be submitted as Acuity vendor invoices, unless the expense was paid by the Firm: • Adjusters • Consultants • Experts • Investigators • Mediators • Transcript Fees • Interpreters • Video Editing • Couriers • Data Searches • Inspectors • Process • Records Requests (i.e. medical records, fire department, police department, IRS) The following expenses are NOT billable on Acuity vendor invoices and must be billed on a Firm invoice: • In Firm copy charges; • Copy charges prepared by a third party vendor in lieu of preparing the copies in Firm; and • Firm travel expenses. Vendor invoices are also uploaded using a LEDES document. An Acuity vendor invoice is uploaded under the outside vendor’s name instead of the Firm name. The outside vendor’s invoice is attached to the details tab of the invoice, instead of a line entry.

Only One Appeal Allowed. Only ONE APPEAL is allowed per initial invoice. ALL line items appealed from the initial invoice must be included on the one appeal submitted. All appeals must be submitted within sixty (60) days of payment of the initial invoice. If an appeal is submitted more than sixty (60) days following the payment of the initial invoice, the appeal will be disallowed. Upon request of the Firm, the Legal Billing Manager has sole discretion to review additional appeals or appeals submitted late. The invoice submittal date is the date the invoice was moved to “For Approval” status. This date is located under “Sent For Approval” once the invoice is moved to the “For Approval” status. Acuity vendor invoices are invoices submitted on behalf of an outside vendor, contracted by the Firm to render services on behalf of Citizens. Acuity vendor invoices are paid directly to the vendor and therefore the outside vendor’s invoice must be made payable by Citizens and not the Firm. The outside vendor can make the invoice payable to Citizens c/o the Firm. The following types of invoice must be submitted as Acuity vendor invoices, unless the expense was paid by the Firm: • Adjusters • Consultants • Experts • Investigators • Mediators • Transcript Fees • Interpreters • Video Editing • Couriers • Data Searches • Inspectors • Process • Records Requests (i.e. medical records, fire department, police department, IRS) The following expenses are NOT billable on Acuity vendor invoices and must be billed on a Firm invoice: • In Firm copy charges; • Copy charges prepared by a third party vendor in lieu of preparing the copies in Firm; and • Firm travel expenses. Vendor invoices are also uploaded using a LEDES document. An Acuity vendor invoice is uploaded under the outside vendor’s name instead of the Firm name. The outside vendor’s invoice is attached to the details tab of the invoice, instead of a line entry.