Legal Opinion
Elite Show Services, Inc. v. Staffpro, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 2004No. D042195, D042753PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McINTYRE, J.
The question presented in this case is whether the inclusion of an agreement to pay reasonable attorney fees in a pretrial settlement offer renders the offer too uncertain to be enforced pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 998. (All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure.) We conclude that it does not and affirm the order of the trial court awarding certain expert witness fees and costs under that statute in favor of the offeror.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Elite Show Services, Inc. (Elite) and Staffpro, Inc. are both event-staffing…
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