Legal Opinion
Kahn v. The Dewey Group
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 8, 2015No. B259679PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EDMON, P. J.
Plaintiff Brian Kahn sued 20 defendants he alleged were jointly and severally liable for causing him to suffer personal injury. Prior to trial, all 20 defendants jointly made a Code of Civil Procedure section 998 1 offer to settle Kahn’s action for $75,000. Kahn did not accept the offer. Subsequently, the trial court granted a nonsuit as to 14 of the 20 defendants (hereafter, the dismissed defendants), and judgment was entered as to them. The case against the remaining six defendants went to a jury, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict and the trial court granted a…
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