Civil damages: protective order.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 12, 2020
What it does
(1) Existing law provides that in an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, if it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice, the plaintiff may recover, in addition to the actual damages, exemplary and punitive damages, except as specified. Existing law authorizes the court, for good cause, to grant the defendant a protective order requiring the plaintiff to produce evidence of a prima facie case of liability for exemplary and punitive damages prior to the introduction of evidence of the defendant's financial condition or certain profits.
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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