The Coastal Bank v. Larry Rawlins, Jr.

McMillian, Judge.

*847 In this second appearance before this Court, we address a recurrent issue: what constitutes good faith under Georgia's offer of *848 settlement statute. Previously, we reversed the trial court order denying summary judgment to The Coastal Bank ("Coastal") in a lawsuit filed by Larry Rawlins, Jr. and Laura Lopez (the "Rawlinses"), finding that the Rawlinses lacked standing to sue. Upon remittitur, Coastal filed a motion for attorney fees under Georgia's offer of settlement statute, OCGA § 9-11-68, which the trial court denied, finding that the offer of settlement was not made in…