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Section 429.87 of this statute requires that any party of an assisted care communities civil suit who also seeks to recover attorney's fees must participate in mediation. This mediation must take place within 120 days after the filing of a responsive pleading or defensive motion. If the parties do not settle at mediation, the last offer of the defendant shall be recorded by the mediator in a written report that states the amount of the offer and the date the offer was made. If the case proceeds to trial and the plaintiff wins but is awarded an amount in damages (exclusive of attorney's fees) which is equal to or less than the last offer made by the defendant at mediation, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover any attorney's fees.