Uninsured Motorist Prop 213
April 4, 2011
Prop 213 (CC 3333.4) precludes uninsured drivers (and drunk drivers) from recovering pain and suffering damages ( “non-economic” damages) if involved in an accident caused by another’s fault under most circumstances. This holds true even if the accident did not involve a collision. A lady sitting in her car and burned by coffee at a drive-thru restaurant was limited to economic damages only under Prop 213. Chude v. Jack in the Box