Perspective
Mar. 6, 2012
Section 998 update: analyzing multiple offers
While the statute's principles are easily understood, its operation can be devilish. By Gary A. Watt of Archer Norris PLC
Evaluating Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offers brings to mind the partner that every associate meets - the one that ends the assignment with, "It shouldn't take long - it's a no-brainer." Of course, that assignment is always anything but a "no-brainer." The same can be said about analyzing 998 offers. While the statute's principles are easily understood, its operation can be devilish.
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