Court Opinion

ID: 4862319
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-08-26 01:53:43.869603+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:12:01.095337
License: Public Domain

DAMOORGIAN, J.,
concurring specially.
I concur and write only to emphasize Judge Gerber’s point that the offeree should be required, by statute or rule, to notify the offeror of any real or perceived ambiguity in a proposal for settlement. The very notion that ambiguity can be raised as a defense after the time for acceptance of the offer has passed makes no sense. This “gotcha” tactic has plagued the courts for far too long and is a waste of judicial resources. The fix is quite simple. If the offeree does not specifically identify the ambiguity within a fixed period of time from the date of the offer, any objection based on ambiguity is waived.