California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 3 — Of the Parties to Civil Actions, Chapter 4 — Effect of Death, Article 6 — Wrongful Death, Section 377.61
In an action under this article, damages may be awarded that, under all the circumstances of the case, may be just, but may not include damages recoverable under Section 377.34. The court shall determine the respective rights in an award of the persons entitled to assert the cause of action.
Notes
Allows damages in a wrongful-death action that are just under all the circumstances, but excludes damages recoverable under the referenced survival-damages provision. The court must determine the respective rights in the award among the persons entitled to assert the wrongful-death cause of action.
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