What is the consequence of a plaintiff rejecting a reasonable offer to settle?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Erwin v Buhler, 2017 BCSC 1621 (CanLII):
I do not quarrel with the general proposition that a plaintiff who rejects a reasonable offer to settle should usually face some sanction in costs, even in circumstances in which it cannot be said that the plaintiff should have accepted the offer. To do otherwise would undermine the importance of certainty and consequences in applying the Rule. The importance of those principles was emphasized by this court in Evans v. Jensen, 2011 BCCA 279:
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