What is the range of damages available under Section 377.34 of the California Code of Civil Procedure?
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The following excerpt is from Schmitz v. Asman, No. 2:20-cv-00195-JAM-CKD PS (E.D. Cal. 2020):
wages, medical expenses, and any other pecuniary losses incurred before death," as well as punitive or exemplary damages. Cty. of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Schonert), 21 Cal. 4th 292, 304 (1999) (emphasis added). Accordingly, "[i]n cases where the victim dies quickly there will often be no damage remedy at all under 377.34." Chaudhry, 751 F.3d at 1104.
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