Mostafavi Law Group, APC v. Larry Rabineau, APC (2021) 61 Cal.App.5th 614

CSAA Insurance Exchange v. Hodroj (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 272

This case decision is a technical one. Specifically on 998 those offers must be drafted to be accepted.

First, what is a 998 Offer? A CCP998 offer is one made before a case goes to trial to settle at a certain amount. If a 998 is offered but not accepted, it sets the bar for what a verdict must be over or under at trial.

When a defendant provides a 998 offer to the plaintiff. The written offer must include a provision for the opposing team to accept, for it to be accepted.

In this case, the defendant's offer did not specify how the plaintiff team should be accepted.

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