If a person, whether or not acting under color of law, engages or attempts to engage in abusive litigation that infringes on or interferes with, or attempts to infringe on or interfere with, a legally protected health care activity, then an aggrieved person, provider, carrier, or other entity, including a defendant in the abusive litigation, may institute a civil action for injunctive, monetary, or other appropriate relief within three years after the cause of action accrues.

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

Terms Used In California Civil Code 1798.303

  • 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:

    California Civil Code 1798.300

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Legally protected health care activity: means any of the following:

    California Civil Code 1798.300

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
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