Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2021, Volume 34, Number 3
Content
- A Lion in Winter: Senior Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace at 92
- California LITIGATION
- Can California Protect Employees from Entering into Mandatory Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements and Avoid Federal Preemption?
- Chevron Corp. v. Donziger and Paying the Piper
- Dirty Harry Turns 50: What If Harry Had Worn a Body Cam?
- EDITOR'S FOREWORD No Longer on Demand
- Flood v. Kuhn: Paving the Way for Athletic Bargaining and Free Markets
- From the Section Chair
- "Isn't that Special": The Limited Powers of Special Masters
- "Present at the Creation"
- She's No Rookie: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett Emerges as a Key Influencer in Her First Term
- Table of Contents
- The California Supreme Court, 2020-2021: Tracking the Impact of the Pandemic
- Three Recent Decisions on Section 998 Settlement Offers
Three Recent Decisions on Section 998 Settlement Offers
By Don Willenburg & Tyler Paetkau
Don Willenburg is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gordon Rees.
Tyler Paetkau co-chairs Procopio’s Labor and Employment Practice Team.
A Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offer can be a powerful tool. If the other side does not accept and fails to obtain "a more favorable judgment," then the non-accepting party becomes liable for the offeror’s costs, which may include expert fees.