This chapter shall not be deemed to abridge or limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws, or case law, of discovery of this state.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 709.)

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Terms Used In California Civil Code 1798.71

  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.