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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 447, which amended California Code of Civil Procedure section 377.34 to permit wrongful death claimants in California to recover damages for decedents’ pain, suffering, or disfigurement.

Effective January 1, 2022, pain and suffering damages in California will be allowed for wrongful death actions filed between January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2026 and in preferentially...

Effective January 1, 2022, plaintiffs in survival actions in California will be able to obtain damages for predeath pain, suffering, or disfigurement. This marks a dramatic change in...

On January 1, 2022, California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”)Section 377.30 et seq., as amended by Senate Bill 447, otherwise known as the “survival action” statute1, goes into effect....

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake is among a number of counties included in an emergency declaration issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday in response to a series of December storms.

California Court of Appeal in Sugarman v. Brown rules statements made in a Form 10-K were protected activity under California's Anti-SLAPP statute because they were made in connection with an issue under consideration or review by an official proceeding.

California has now joined 45 other states, at least temporarily, in allowing pain and suffering damages in survival actions.

It may feel like only yesterday when it was 2020, but 2021 is now coming to an end.  This means a new wave of employment laws for employers in California in 2022. We list the upcoming legislative efforts that are important for California employers to know about.

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