Every now and again an appellate decision comes down the pike with the banner, "they didn't, did they!?" A recent decision, Kimes v. Grosser, 2011 Cal.App. LEXIS 671, is a notorious example. Cat lovers, stop reading now. But those annoyed by a neighbor's cat, dog, or even the neighbors themselves, here's your chance to take a deep breath.
Continue Reading...Speaking of Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offers, another decision came out on May 25, 2011. It is interesting because one would think that the issue had already been covered by a published opinion, but apparently not. The case is Puerta v. Torres, 2011 Cal.App. LEXIS 649. And it holds, simply enough, that if a 998 offer lacks a place for the offeree to accept by signing, the offer is invalid.
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