A Union County judge has decided a novel issue posed by New Jersey’s offer-of-judgment rule and has awarded $278,000 in fees to a defendant whose lawyer used it to his advantage.
Superior Court Judge John Malone held that the net monetary result of a verdict after weighing claims and counterclaims — not the gross amount won by a party — determines whether the rule’s fee-shifting penalties are triggered.
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