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<br /> Claim Adjusters and Third Parry Administrators
<br /> ADDENDUM NUMBER II
<br /> TO SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
<br /> MULTIPLE LINES CLAIMS HANDLING
<br /> This is the Second Addendum to the Agreement entered into between JOHNS EASTERN COMPANY, INC., hereinafter called
<br /> the SERVICE AGENT, and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, hereinafter called the CLIENT, dated the 1st
<br /> day of October, 2011 .
<br /> This Addendum affects the remuneration to be paid by the CLIENT to the SERVICE AGENT for the handling of claims with a
<br /> date of loss of October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2016. All other terms of the original Contract remain unchanged.
<br /> The remuneration to be paid to the SERVICE AGENT under this Agreement by the CLIENT for workers' compensation claims
<br /> handling and safety services during the term of this Agreement shall be as follows:
<br /> 4 . Allocated Claims Expenses. Charges for services below are billed at negotiated rates for vendors selected by CLIENT/SERVICE
<br /> AGENT unless otherwise outlined below. "Allocated Claims Expenses" shall be defined as expenses arising in connection with
<br /> the settlement of claims, which shall be defined as expenses directly allocated to a particular claim to be discharged from the
<br /> accounts funded by the CLIENT specified in Paragraph 3, including, but not limited to :
<br /> a . Attorneys' and legal assistants' fees for claim and any lawsuits, before and at trial, on appeal, or otherwise,
<br /> b . Court and other litigation and settlement expenses, including, without limitation :
<br /> (i ) Medical examinations to determine extent of liability;
<br /> ( ii ) Expert medical and other testimony;
<br /> (iii ) Laboratory, X-ray and other diagnostic tests;
<br /> (iv) Autopsy, surgical reviews, and other pathology services;
<br /> (v) Physician and related fees and expenses in reading, interpreting, or performing any of the foregoing
<br /> tests or services ;
<br /> (vi ) Stenographer, process server, and other related trial preparation, trial, settlement, and court costs;
<br /> (vii ) Witnesses fees and expenses before and at trial, deposition, settlement discussions, or otherwise,
<br /> and
<br /> c. Fees and expenses for surveillance, private investigators, or otherwise,
<br /> d . Fees for the indexing of injured claimants,
<br /> e. Fees for any work done outside the office, including, but not limited to, field investigations necessary to
<br /> determine compensability, liability, Special Disability Trust Fund or subrogation recoverability, claimant
<br /> control, attendance at mediations, hearings and depositions, attendance at management meetings,
<br /> attendance at medical consultations or hearings, appraisals, case management, recorded statements,
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