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Special Topics Law in California.

Wrongful death, survival actions, elder abuse, sexual assault, civil rights, workplace accidents, aviation, consumer protection, and privacy.

Heirs under CCP 377.60, recoverable damages, survivor vs. wrongful death actions, and punitive-damages treatment.

CCP 377.30, the decedent's own causes of action, pain and suffering before death, and coordination with wrongful death.

Welfare & Institutions Code 15600 et seq., enhanced remedies, and heightened fee and punitive exposure.

Civil claims under CCP 340.16, revival statutes, confidentiality, and institutional-liability overlays.

Spinal cord, severe TBI, multi-limb loss, and the life-care planning framework that drives the damages model.

Workers' comp exclusivity, third-party liability, Privette doctrine, and dual-capacity exceptions.

Police excessive force, Bane Act (CC 52.1), Section 1983 federal claims, qualified immunity, and Monell liability.

General aviation crashes, commercial airline injuries, federal preemption, NTSB investigations, and Montreal Convention.

Class certification, mass tort coordination, JCCP, MDL, and when individual PI claims are better than class treatment.

Unfair Competition Law (B&P 17200), CLRA, and consumer protection claims that overlap with personal injury.

CCPA, invasion of privacy torts, revenge porn, data breach injuries, and the intersection with personal injury damages.