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Issue 122 | September 2026

Jury Awards $7.1 Million in Silicosis Wrongful Death Case but Assigns Only Three Percent of Fault to the Trial Defendants

On August 19, 2026, a Santa Monica jury found for the family of Gerardo Ramirez-Soriano and against Dal-Tile Distribution, LLC, Dal-Tile Tennessee, LLC, and Paragon Industries, Inc., the three defendants remaining at trial in this coordinated silicosis wrongful death action.

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By: Andrew J. Philips

California Supreme Court Holds That Two Separate Simultaneous Alternative Choices by an Offeror to an Offeree Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 Can Be Valid

The legislative intent of a C.C.P. Section 998 offer (“998 Offer”) is to encourage settlements before trial. If a 998 offer is not accepted by the offeree and the offeror beats the amount at trial, the offeror is entitled to an award of all allowable costs under the section. But what happens if there are two simultaneous options or alternatives in the 998 Offer which provides the offeree with the choice of two alternatives to accept?

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By: Jeff M. Soll

City of Lemoore Pays $11 Million to Settle Wrongful Death in Dangerous Condition of Public Property Case

On April 17, 2026 the City of Lemoore agreed to the terms of an $11 million settlement to resolve a wrongful death claim brought forward by the family of Dion Jones.

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