The last section 998 offer may be the one that counts

A plaintiff may serve an early Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offer, beat that offer at trial, and still lose the statute’s financial benefits. In Meehan v. Aguirre, the California Court of Appeal held that when a plaintiff makes multiple valid and unrevoked section 998 offers, but the final judgment falls below the last offer, the last offer controls….
By: Freeman Mathis & Gary