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Government

Aug. 19, 2016

Governor signs bill to ban immigration status consideration in some suits

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that will prevent courts from considering immigration status in awards for personal injury and wrongful death.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that will prevent courts from considering immigration status in awards for personal injury and wrongful death.

AB 2159 reverses a three-decade old precedent set by Rodriguez v. Kline, 186 Cal Ap 3d 1145 (1986). That case canceled a $99,000 lost wages award won by an undocumented man on the grounds that the amount should have bee...

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