Can a second offer to settle a claim for damages be considered as a result of the withdrawal of an initial offer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sauer v. Scales, 2012 BCSC 1883 (CanLII):
In ICBC v. Patko, 2009 BCSC 578 at paras. 34-36, the court held that, where an initial offer to settle is withdrawn and a second offer is made in its place, the initial offer may still be considered for the purposes of Rule 9-1 (then Rule 37B).
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