Litigation
Apr. 5, 2003
Offers to Compromise Can Help Settle Cases and Reduce Costs
Focus Column - Litigation - By Scott P. Ward - The "offer to compromise" under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 has become a prominent weapon in the arsenal of California attorneys to settle cases and defray the costs of litigation in state courts. Where the conditions of Section 998 are met, a party may recover expert witness fees, costs and even attorney fees to which it otherwise would not be entitled under California law.
Litigation
By Scott P. Ward
The "offer to compromise" under ...
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