Bates v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.

Opinion

MANELLA, J.

—Appellant Katherine Lee Bates contends the trial court erred in awarding costs to a defendant sued under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15600 et seq.; the Elder Protection Act) and abused its discretion in concluding that an offer to settle pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 998 by that defendant— respondent Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.—was reasonable and made in good faith.1 She further contends that neither fees paid to an undesignated expert nor expert witness costs incurred prior to the section 998…