Donna Koppel, Petitioner v. Laura Ochoa, Respondents.

Summary

The court held that filing a motion to enlarge the time to accept a proposal for settlement does not automatically toll the proposal's thirty-day acceptance period. Because the petitioner's acceptance occurred after that period expired and without an authorized extension, no settlement was formed. The court also held that its decision applied retrospectively and remanded for reinstatement of the negligence action.