A Calderbank offer made on the morning of the first day of trial and open for acceptance for only 2-3 hours may be regarded as derisory, and rejection of such an offer is not unreasonable. The 28-day acceptance period mandated by the District Court Rules for formal offers of compromise provides a relevant benchmark when assessing the reasonableness of the time allowed for acceptance of a Calderbank offer.
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