ARTICLE 2. Damages for Wrongs

Article 2 enacted 1872.

§§ 3333–3343.7 · 24 sections

§ 3333 For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this Code, is the amount which…
§ 3333.1 (a) In the event the defendant so elects, in an action for personal injury against a health care provider based upon professional negligence, he may introduce…
§ 3333.2 (a) In any action for injury against a health care provider or health care institution based on professional negligence, the injured plaintiff shall be…
§ 3333.3 In any action for damages based on negligence, a person may not recover any damages if the plaintiff’s injuries were in any way proximately caused by the…
§ 3333.4 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), in any action to recover damages arising out of the operation or use of a motor vehicle, a person shall not recover…
§ 3333.5 (a) Each pipeline corporation that qualifies as a public utility within Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code that transports any crude oil or fraction…
§ 3333.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who suffers injury that is proximately caused by the driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall be…
§ 3333.8 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that in order to meet fuel management goals, the state must rely on private entities to engage in prescribed burning for…
§ 3334 (a) The detriment caused by the wrongful occupation of real property, in cases not embraced in Section 3335 of this code, the Eminent Domain Law (Title 7…
§ 3335 For willfully holding over real property, by a person who entered upon the same, as guardian or trustee for an infant, or by right of an estate terminable with…
§ 3336 The detriment caused by the wrongful conversion of personal property is presumed to be: First—The value of the property at the time of the conversion, with the…
§ 3336.5 (a) (1) Any junk dealer or recycler who possesses a fire hydrant, fire department connection, including, but not limited to, brass fittings and parts, manhole…
§ 3337 The presumption declared by the last section cannot be repelled, in favor of one whose possession was wrongful from the beginning, by his subsequent…
§ 3338 One having a mere lien on personal property, cannot recover greater damages for its conversion, from one having a right thereto superior to his, after his lien…
§ 3339 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) All protections, rights, and remedies available under state law, except any reinstatement remedy…
§ 3339.5 (a) The immigration status of a minor child seeking recovery under any applicable law is irrelevant to the issues of liability or remedy, except for…
§ 3339.10 (a) The immigration or citizenship status of any person is irrelevant to any issue of liability or remedy under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of…
§ 3340 For wrongful injuries to animals being subjects of property, committed willfully or by gross negligence, in disregard of humanity, exemplary damages may be…
§ 3341 The owner, possessor, or harborer of any dog or other animal, that shall, on the premises of any person other than the owner, possessor, or harborer of such…
§ 3342 (a) The owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place,…
§ 3342.5 (a) The owner of any dog that has bitten a human being shall have the duty to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to remove any danger presented to…
§ 3343 (a) One defrauded in the purchase, sale or exchange of property is entitled to recover the difference between the actual value of that with which the defrauded…
§ 3343.5 (a) Any one or more of the following who suffers any damage proximately resulting from one or more acts of unlawful motor vehicle subleasing, as described in…
§ 3343.7 An action may be brought against any nonprofit organization operated on a cooperative basis by and for independent retailers which wholesales goods and…