Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 3, 2019
998 offers in arbitration: Know the law or forfeit your costs
On Monday, the California Supreme Court held that, notwithstanding defendant’s timely submission of a request for costs under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 to the arbitrator, and notwithstanding the arbitrator’s authority to award costs, defendant cannot recover his costs because the arbitrator erroneously thought he lacked the jurisdiction to award them.
Michael H. Leb
Neutral
Leb Dispute Resolutions
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 284-8224
Fax: (310) 284-8229
Email: michael@lebdr.com
U Michigan Law School
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