Section 998: Williams v. The Pep Boys Section 998 Discussion Now Published

Case Holds That Unallocated 998 Offer to Multiple Plaintiffs in Hybrid Wrongful Death, Strict Liability, And Negligence Action Was Invalid.

            On August 24, 2018, we posted on Williams v. The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of CaliforniaCase No. A146060 (1st Dist., Div. 4 Aug. 23, 2018), a hybrid wrongful death, strict liability, and negligence action where the Court of Appeal reversed cost-shifting under a CCP § 998 offer which was unallocated between multiple plaintiffs (which did not have a unity of interest on certain of the claims). The 998 discussion was unpublished when the opinion was originally filed, but we can report that it subsequently was certified for publication on September 24, 2018.

            See our August 24, 2018 post here.

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