Civil Litigation,
Government
Jul. 2, 2019
Civil damages bill passes full Assembly
The state Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a bill to bar civil damage awards from considering a plaintiff’s race, ethnicity and gender.
The Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a bill to bar civil damage awards from considering a plaintiff’s race, ethnicity and gender.
The proposed law authored by Senate Majority Leader Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, now moves to the full Senate. Hertzberg introduced it as SB 41 last December with sponsorship from the Consumer Attorneys of California.
Assemblyman David Chiu introduced the bill o...
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