Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.
The offer of judgment rule provides that, where, as here, a defendant does not accept a plaintiff's pre-trial settlement offer and the ultimate verdict in the plaintiff's favor exceeds 120% of the offer, counsel fees and other trial costs are recoverable by the plaintiff.
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