Legal Opinion
MENEES v. Andrews
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 2004No. F044983PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAWSON, J.
This is an appeal from that portion of a judgment which awarded to respondent Todd Andrews, M.D. (Dr. Andrews), costs in the amount of $27,212.38 to reimburse him for expert witness fees. The trial court awarded these costs on the basis of Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (section 998), which provides in subdivision (c)(1); “If an offer made by a defendant is not accepted and the plaintiff fails to obtain a more favorable judgment. . ., the court. . ., in its discretion, may require the plaintiff to pay a reasonable sum to cover costs of the services of expert witnesses .…
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