Oakes v. Progressive Transp. Servs., Inc., No. B305535, 2021 Cal. App. LEXIS 947 (Ct. App. Nov. 10, 2021)
Plaintiff recovered a $115,000 jury verdict after having rejected defendant's $200,000 998 offer. This decision holds that the defendant's post-offer costs awarded by the trial court under CCP 998 must be subtracted from the $115,000 jury verdict before computing the amount of the judgment payable to the workers' comp. lienor under Lab. Code 3856. Since the post-offer costs exceeded $115,000,… Read More