Howard Berman: “With respect to a claim or claims, that the judgment, verdict or order finally obtained is not more favorable to the…”

“With respect to a claim or claims, that the judgment, verdict or order finally obtained is not more favorable to the offeree with respect to the claim or claims than the last offer, the court shall order the offeree, that is, in most cases but not all cases, the plaintiff, to pay the offeror's, that is the defendant in most cases, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred with respect to the claim or claims from the date the last offer was made, unless the court finds that requiring that payment of such costs and expenses would be manifestly unjust. Is that a fair reading of the words?”