Is an offer made in good faith in order to qualify for fee shifting under section 998, subdivision (c)(1) of the California Code of Civil Procedure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Del Norte Senior Ctr., Inc. v. Stelling, A145016 (Cal. App. 2019):
faith, but rather was made solely to qualify for the fee-shifting provision of section 998, subdivision (c)(1). (See Wear v. Calderon (1981) 121 Cal.App.3d 818, 821-822 [offer must be made in good faith]; Elrod v. Oregon Cummins Diesel, Inc. (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 692, 699 [offer should approximate exposure of offering party].)
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