The resolution of conflicting expert medical opinions requires analysis going beyond reliance on demeanour; the trial judge must furnish an analysis of the basis of the findings. A Calderbank offer delivered during the opening days of a lengthy trial with severely limited time for consideration may not support adverse costs consequences of the same intensity as a formal offer of compromise. The question whether an infant plaintiff's failure to mitigate loss can be assessed by reference to decisions of the parent/tutor was left open.
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