Does refusing to settle before a lost case hurt appeal chances?

Question

I am not asking for legal advice. If there was a party that was being sued and the plaintiff offered a settlement before trial in small claims that was 10% of what they were suing for and that settlement was refused and the defendant lost the full amount and appealed, would the unwillingness of the defendant to settle hurt his/her appeal case? Particularly in California but I’m open to general answers as I’m curious.

Answer 1

It hurts them from the point of view that they have much less leverage to settle moving forward. Check out Apple v. Samsung.