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Wash. Rev. Code § 4.84.260 (2026)

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The plaintiff, or party seeking relief, shall be deemed the prevailing party within the meaning of RCW 4.84.250 when the recovery, exclusive of costs, is as much as or more than the amount offered in settlement by the plaintiff, or party seeking relief, as set forth in RCW 4.84.280.
[ 1973 c 84 s 2.]
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Cited in 39 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: Singer v. Etherington, 789 P.2d 108 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990).
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Singer v. Etherington, 789 P.2d 108 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “250 (which requires *547 reference to RCW 4.84.260 and .270) to determine the prevailing party.”
Valley v. Hand, 684 P.2d 1341 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 3× “290 because the case was a trial de novo, 1 and was not in the true nature of an appeal as that term is used in RCW 4.”
Beckmann v. Spokane Transit Auth., 733 P.2d 960 (Wash. 1987). · cites it 2× “" RCW 4.84.260. RCW 4.84.280 sets forth the procedure for such a settlement offer, which requires that the offer be made at least 10 days prior to trial and that the *788 amount of the offer not be disclosed to the trial court prior to entry of judgment.”
Frank Coluccio Constr. Co. v. King Cnty., 150 P.3d 1147 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “” RCW 4.84.260. “Offers of settlement shall be served on the adverse party in the manner prescribed by applicable court rules at least ten days prior to trial.”
AllianceOne Receivables Mgmt., Inc. v. Lewis, 325 P.3d 904 (Wash. 2014). “260 states that a plaintiff is the “prevailing party” and eligible for attorney fees when “the recovery, exclusive of costs, is as much as or more than the amount offered in settlement by the plaintiff.” (Emphasis added.) Under RCW 4.”
Green v. Hooper, 205 P.3d 134 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “The Greens sought an award of attorney fees under RCW 4.84.260 as prevailing parties with a recovery greater than previously offered to the Hoopers in settlement.”
Hanson v. Estell, 997 P.2d 426 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “250 provides for an award of attorney fees to a prevailing party in any action for damages where the amount pleaded is $10,000 or less. The prevailing party is the party resisting relief if the party seeking relief recovers nothing or if the recovery is the same or less than the…”
Hanson v. Estell, 100 Wash. App. 281 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “250 provides for an award of attorney fees to a prevailing party in any action for damages where the amount pleaded is $10,000 or less.”
Lay v. Hass, 112 Wash. App. 818 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “The “prevailing party” is defined in RCW 4.84.260 as follows: The plaintiff, or party seeking relief, shall be deemed the prevailing party within the meaning of RCW 4.”
Jackowski v. Borchelt, 151 Wash. App. 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 4.84.260 provides that the prevailing party is the party that receives recovery that *21 totals as much as or more than the amount offered in settlement.”
Hertz v. Riebe, 936 P.2d 24 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “” The next two statutes, RCW 4.84.260 and .270, set out the requirements for a prevailing party for a plaintiff and a defendant.”
Woodruff v. Spence, 945 P.2d 745 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “In its order upholding the default judgment, the trial court reserved the issue of attorney fees to be awarded to the prevailing party for this court to decide.”
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