(a) If a claim is amended before it has been answered, the respondent's original time to answer is extended by 20 days.

(b) If a claim is amended after it has been answered, but before a panel has been appointed, the respondent has 20 days from receipt of the amended claim to serve an amended answer.

(c) If a claim is amended after a panel has been appointed, the respondent has 20 days from the time the respondent receives notice that

Except as provided in paragraph (c), a party may amend a pleading at any time before the panel has been appointed. Panel appointment occurs when the Director sends notice to the parties of the names of the arbitrators on the panel.

(a) If a party does not answer within the time period specified in the Code, the panel may, upon motion, bar that party from presenting any defenses or facts at the hearing, unless the time to answer was extended in accordance with the Code.

(a) The Director will not serve any claim that is deficient.

(a) A party responding to a third party claim must serve all other parties with the following documents within 45 days of receipt of the third party claim:

The respondent may include any additional documents supporting the answer to

(a) Except as provided in Rule 12300(a)(2), a respondent must serve an answer to a cross claim on each other party within 20 days from the date that the respondent's answer to the statement of claim is due, or from the receipt of the cross claim, whichever is later.

(a) Except as provided in Rule 12300(a)(2), a claimant must serve any answer to a counterclaim on each other party through the Party Portal within 20 days of receipt of the counterclaim. At the same time, the claimant must file the answer to the counterclaim with the Director.

(b) The answer must include the relevant facts and available defenses to the counterclaim.

(a) Respondent(s) must serve each other party with the following documents within 45 days of receipt of the statement of claim:

The respondent may include any additional documents supporting the answer to the statement of claim.

(a) Filing Claim with the Director

To initiate an arbitration, a claimant must file the following with the Director:

The claimant may include any additional documents supporting the statement of claim.

(a) The Director will serve the Claim Notification Letter on an associated person directly at the person's residential address or usual place of abode.