Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Lew
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided February 1, 2018No. B271312PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavin, J.
*158INTRODUCTION
*776Code of Civil Procedure section 9981 is a cost-shifting statute designed to encourage parties to settle their lawsuits prior to trial by punishing a party that refuses a reasonable settlement offer. In order to trigger section 998, a settlement offer must be clear, in that it must allow the party receiving the offer to evaluate whether the party making the offer is likely to obtain a more favorable verdict at trial.
In this wrongful death case, two people (Virginia Gonzalez and Maverick Crowder) died after a fire engulfed the rented home in which they were living. Both sets of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Murillo v. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1998
- T. M. Cobb Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co.California Supreme Court · 2013
- Johnson v. Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1994
- Randles v. LowryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
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