In what circumstances can a plaintiff sue for the wrongful death of a driver in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of S.F. Cnty., 1 Cal.5th 783, 206 Cal.Rptr.3d 636, 377 P.3d 874 (Cal. 2016):
In Cornelison v. Chaney (1976) 16 Cal.3d 143, 127 Cal.Rptr. 352, 545 P.2d 264 (Cornelison ), a California resident sued for the wrongful death of her husband, who died in an automobile accident in Nevada. The defendant, a Nebraska resident, was a trucker hauling goods in interstate commerce. He made approximately 20 trips to California each year and was en route to this state with a shipment when his truck
[206 Cal.Rptr.3d 670]
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