(a) This chapter shall only apply to causes of action and claims covered under automobile, motor vehicle, homeowner, or commercial premises liability insurance policies for property damage, personal or bodily injury, and wrongful death claims.

(b) Except as provided in this chapter, nothing shall alter existing law, including law relating to claims, damages, and defenses, that may be asserted in litigation seeking extracontractual damages.

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 999.5

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17

(c) This chapter shall apply to time-limited demands transmitted on or after January 1, 2023.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 719, Sec. 1. (SB 1155) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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