Peterson v. John Crane, Inc.

Opinion

NEEDHAM, J.

Gloria Peterson, individually, and as successor in interest to her deceased husband, and as his legal heir, appeals from an adverse *501judgment entered after a jury trial. She contends that the court erred in awarding expert witness fees to the respondent under Code of Civil Procedure section 998,1 on the grounds that (1) respondent’s section 998 offer was invalid because Peterson’s prosecution of claims in multiple legal capacities made her “multiple plaintiffs” for purposes of determining the validity of a settlement offer under section 998; and (2) the court did not consider…