W. Riley Allen, Petitioner v. Jairo Rafael Nunez, Respondents.

Summary

The court held that Allen’s separate proposals for settlement to each defendant were sufficiently clear and unambiguous because each proposal identified the individual offeree and stated that it resolved Allen’s claims against that defendant. Because the respondents rejected the proposals and Allen obtained a judgment exceeding the statutory threshold, he was entitled to seek attorney’s fees under the offer-of-judgment statute and rule. Justice Pariente concurred while urging courts to avoid unnecessarily expanding litigation over settlement proposals, and Justice Polston dissented on jurisdictional grounds.