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CA SB652

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Tom Umberg

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Section 801.1 to the Evidence Code establishing requirements for expert testimony regarding medical causation
  • Requires the party not bearing the burden of proof to present expert testimony meeting the same "reasonable medical probability" standard as the opposing party's expert, or to testify that an alternative cause exists to a reasonable medical probability
  • Allows expert witnesses to testify that a matter cannot meet a reasonable degree of probability in the applicable field without meeting the reasonable medical probability standard
  • Approved by Governor on July 13, 2023

Legislative Description

Evidence: expert testimony.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 75, Statutes of 2023.

7/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/18/2023
Public Safety4/12/2023
Judiciary3/1/2023
Rules2/16/2023

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