Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
May 20, 2021
SB 447 eliminates the death discount and fixes an antiquated, unjust law
California is one of a mere handful of states — along with Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Idaho — that grants a “death discount” to wrongdoers who kill their victims outright.
Deborah Chang
Founding Attorney
Chang Klein LLP
Phone: (310) 421-0011
Email: deborah@changklein.com
Drake University Law School; Des Moines IA
California is one of a mere handful of states -- along with Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Idaho -- that grants a "death discount" to wrongdoers who kill their victims outright. When an injury victim who seeks compensation dies before trial, that victim's human suffering damages are extinguished, perversely giving a financial windfall who the one responsible for causing those damages. Senate Bill 447 will protect these damages from being wiped out simply because the v...
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