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Litigation Fees & Costs Offer to Compromise

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Statutory Offer To Compromise Void Without Express Acceptance Provision

Mostafavi Law Group, APC v. Larry Rabineau, APC, et al., 2021 WL 803685 (March 3, 2021); Second Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division Four, Case No. B302344 (March 3, 2021)... California Code of Civil Procedure...more

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CCP 998 Does Not Confer an Independent Right to Attorneys’ Fees

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A so-called “offer to compromise” under California Code of Civil Procedure section 998 can reverse the parties’ entitlement to costs after the date of the offer, depending on the outcome of the litigation. Cal. Code Civ....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

If a 998 Offer to Compromise is Ambiguous, The Court will Allow any Ambiguity to be Clarified when Considering the Offer’s...

Prince v. Invensure Insurance Brokers (2018) WL 2276603 allows a party to clarify the terms of an ambiguous California Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offer to compromise (998). Such clarification encourages reasonable...more

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Does Your 998 Offer to Compromise Include Attorneys’ Fees and Costs?

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In California, the “prevailing party” in litigation is generally entitled to recover its costs as a matter of law. See Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1032. But under California Code of Civil Procedure section 998, a party may make a...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Statutory Violation Does Not Establish Causation in Wrongful Death Action

In Anthony Toste v. CalPortland Construction, et al. (No. B256946, filed 3/2/16), the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirmed the power of the jury to determine causation as an issue of fact in a...more

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