An offer of compromise proposing that each party bear its own costs may or may not involve a sufficient element of compromise depending on the stage of proceedings: such an offer made early when the offeror's costs are minimal amounts to near-complete capitulation, but the same offer made after trial and appeal preparation, when substantial costs have been incurred, involves a significant element of compromise warranting indemnity costs.
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