L.A. Unified School Dist. v. Super. Ct.
S269608
Supreme Court of California, Supreme Court · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that the treble‑damage award authorized by Code Civ. Proc. § 340.1(b)(1) functions as punitive or exemplary damages and therefore is prohibited against a public entity by Government Code § 818, which immunizes public bodies from damages “imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant.” ---
Statutes construed
- CCP § 340.1
- CCP § 340.16
- CCP § 377.34
- CCP § 377.42
- CIV § 3294
- CIV § 3333
- CIV § 51.7
- CIV § 52
- CIV § 891
- GOV § 12650
- GOV § 12653
- GOV § 810
- GOV § 810.8
- GOV § 818
- GOV § 825
- GOV § 905
- LAB § 4553
- LAB § 5814
- PEN § 288
- PROB § 859
- WAT § 13350
- WAT § 13440
- WIC § 15657