California CodesCivil Code - CIVDivision 1 — PersonsPart 2.53 — Attorney’s Fees and Statutory Damages in Construction-related Accessibility Standards ClaimsSection 55.55
Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 55.54, in determining an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and recoverable costs with respect to any construction-related accessibility claim, the court may consider, along with other relevant information, written settlement offers made and rejected by the parties. Nothing in this section affects or modifies the inadmissibility of evidence regarding offers of compromise pursuant to Section 1152 of the Evidence Code, including, but not limited to, inadmissibility to prove injury or damage.
Notes
Allows a court setting attorney's fees and recoverable costs in a construction-related accessibility claim to weigh written settlement offers that the parties made and rejected. Leaves untouched the rule under Evidence Code Section 1152 that offers of compromise stay inadmissible, including to prove injury or damage.
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