Jan. 19, 2017
AB 2159: Immigrationstatus in civil actions
Amends Evidence Code Section 351.2 to preclude admission or discovery of evidence regarding a person's immigration status in a civil action for personal injury or wrongful death.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Shant A. Karnikian
Managing Partner and Trial Attorney
Kabateck LLP
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: sk@kbklawyers.com
Loyola Law School
Shant A. Karnikian is a Managing Partner and trial attorney with Kabateck LLP. His practice focuses on insurance bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, and consumer class actions.
The passage of Assembly Bill 2159 fortuitously comes at the right time. The legislation passed before the change in the current political climate in Washington, where the rights afforded to undocumented immigrants are becoming increasingly threatened.
In August, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2159, which amends Evidence Code Section 351.2 to preclude admission or discovery of evidence regarding a person's immigration status in a civil action for personal injury or wrongful deat...
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