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 377.62
(a) An action under Section 377.30 may be joined with an action under Section 377.60 arising out of the same wrongful act or neglect.
(b) An action under Section 377.60 and an action under Section 377.31 arising out of the same wrongful act or neglect may be consolidated for trial as provided in Section 1048.
Notes
Allows a surviving-action claim under the referenced provision to be joined with a wrongful-death action arising from the same wrongful act or neglect. Also allows a wrongful-death action and a continued pending action arising from the same wrongful act or neglect to be consolidated for trial under the referenced consolidation provision.
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