Government
Jul. 20, 2017
Bill to make elder abuse claims easier approved by key committee
An elder abuse bill long sought by plaintiffs’ attorneys has passed a key state Senate committee.
SACRAMENTO — An elder abuse bill long sought by plaintiffs’ attorneys has passed a key state Senate committee.
AB 859 would change the standard from “clear and convincing” to “preponderance of evidence” in civil cases in which a plaintiff charges spoliation of evidence by a nursing home or residential care facility. It made it through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 5-2 party-line vote on Tuesday afternoon.
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