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#25-314 Maqueda v. Kia Motors America, S293119. (D083298; nonpublished opinion; San Diego County Superior Court; 37-2019-00070127-CU-BC-CTL.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal reversed orders in a civil action and remanded for further proceedings. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Gorobets v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, S287946 (#25-1), which presents the following issue: Is a settlement offer under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 that contains two options inherently invalid, presumptively invalid, or invalid or partially or entirely valid depending on a separate and independent evaluation of each option?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 10/29/2025

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.

See the Petition for Review filed by Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP.