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Nov. 20, 2023

After its success, CAOC acknowledges its role in legislative change

SB 652 changed the burden of proof for expert testimony on medical causation.

Did you read the coverage of SB 652 this year? Probably not, because there was none before Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it in July.

"We did everything we could to keep it under the radar," said Saveena Takhar, senior legislative counsel with the Consumer Attorneys of California at the organization's annual convention on Friday. "We didn't put a lot of press releases out on it. We got it in and out of committee quickly."

Takhar was speaking with other...

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