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October 6, 2022
Last month, we published an introductory article about how a 998 Offer to Compromise generally operates and the cost-shifting that occurs if a party rejects a 998 offer and fails to obtain a more favorable judgment. When a plaintiff rejects a defendant’s 998 offer and does not get a more favorable result at trial, the plaintiff will be denied his post-offer costs and must pay the defendant’s post-offer costs, including expert witness fees.