Immigration
Mar. 31, 2016
Bill to boost immigrants' damage awards clears hurdle in Legislature
The state Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would knock out a 30-year-old appellate court ruling which called for juries in personal injury cases to calculate monetary damages for undocumented residents in the currency of the plaintiff's native country rather than U.S. dollars.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would knock out a 30-year-old appellate court ruling which called for juries in personal injury cases to calculate monetary damages for undocumented residents in the currency of the plaintiff's native country rather than U.S. dollars.
The bill, which now moves to the full Assembly for a vote, would eliminate a plaintiff's immigra...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In