Section 377.20 - Generally(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person's death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person's death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.20
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.