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

Summary

The court held that it had conflict jurisdiction and that Allen's separate proposals for settlement to the two defendants were sufficiently clear and unambiguous to support an award of attorney's fees. Reading each proposal as a whole, the court concluded that it resolved only Allen's claims against the specifically named offeree, not claims against the other defendant, and therefore quashed the district court's decision and remanded. Justice Polston, dissenting, would have dismissed review for lack of express and direct conflict, while Justice Pariente, concurring, agreed with the result but urged courts to avoid creating unnecessary litigation over settlement proposals.