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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 377.20
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§ 377.20 (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subje…
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Rule Text
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.
(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.