Can a plaintiff bring an action under the California Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Act for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Okorie v. L. A. Unified Sch. Dist., 14 Cal.App.5th 574, 222 Cal.Rptr.3d 475 (Cal. App. 2017):

Salma v. Capon (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1275, 1280, 74 Cal.Rptr.3d 873 ), because such action would undermine the purpose of the statutethat is, providing a "quick and inexpensive method of unmasking and dismissing [meritless] suits." ( Simmons v. Allstate Ins. Co ., supra , 92 Cal.App.4th at p. 1074, 112 Cal.Rptr.2d 397.)

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