California Civil Code

§ 1798.300

CIV § 1798.300 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 3 · Title 1.81.7 · Part 4

Statute text

As used in this title, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Abusive litigation” means litigation or other legal action to deter, prevent, sanction, or punish a person engaging in legally protected health care activity by either of the following:

(1)Filing or prosecuting an action in a state other than California where liability, in whole or part, directly or indirectly, is based on a legally protected health care activity that was legal in the state in which it occurred, including an action in which liability is based on a theory of vicarious, joint, or several liability.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 260, Sec. 6. (SB 345) Effective January 1, 2024.