What is the current state of the law in relation to the Court of Appeal's ruling that all offers and counteroffers prior to trial should be ignored?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation v. Societa Di Unione E Beneficenza Italiana, 150 Cal.Rptr. 706, 87 Cal.App.3d 14 (Cal. App. 1978):
5 Based on the policy considerations discussed in the text we disagree with the conclusions reached by another appeal court to the effect that all offers and counteroffers within the last 30 days before trial should be ignored. (People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation v. Callahan Brothers (1977) 69 Cal.App.3d 541, 138 Cal.Rptr. 239.)
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