In plaintiff’s suit alleging breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, and other claims, trial court’s grant of plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs and denial of defendant’s motion for same is reversed as, where a defendant withdraws a second Code of Civ. Proc. section 998 settlement offer, the plaintiff’s recovery must be measured against defendant’s first settlement offer for section 998 purposes. 

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Appellate Information

Filed November 30, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Suzukawa

CounselFor Appellant:  Scheper Kim & Overland, Diann H. Kim, Annah S. Kim, and William Forman

For Appellee:  Davis Zfaty, Isaac R. Zfaty; Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, Mark S. Adams, and Monica Vu

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