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MARTINEZ v. BROWNCO CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. S200944.

56 Cal.4th 1014 (2013)

157 Cal. Rptr. 3d 558

301 P.3d 1167

RAYMOND MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. BROWNCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindahl Beck, George M. Lindahl and Laura H. Huntley for Defendant and Appellant.

Baker, Burton & Lundy and Albro L. Lundy III for Plaintiffs ad Respondents.

OPINION

BAXTER, J. —

Section 998 of the Code of Civil Procedure1 was enacted to encourage the settlement of lawsuits prior to trial. The statute accomplishes this purpose by providing for augmentation and withholding of the costs recoverable at trial when a party fails to achieve a result better than it could have obtained by accepting an offer of compromise or settlement conforming to statutory requirements...

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