Legal Opinion
Adams v. Ford Motor Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 29, 2011No. B225791PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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JOHNSON, J.
Appellants Billie Jean Adams and her three children (Adams) brought suit for general and special damages against respondent Ford Motor Company (Ford) following the death of their husband and father, Richard Adams. A few days before trial, Ford made a settlement offer under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 (section 998) in the amount of $2,500 per plaintiff, totaling $10,000.1 Ford’s section 998 offer also included a mutual waiver of costs. Adams rejected the offer and the parties proceeded to trial. In December 2009, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Ford.
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