Can a person receive more than $25,000 in a California unlimited civil case and if so, is their a maximum?

Question

Can a person receive more than $25,000 in a California unlimited civil case and if so, is their a maximum?

Answer

The word 'unlimited' should have tipped you off.

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Yes. No.

Answer

An unlimited civil case is a case in which the amount in controversy is in excess of $25,000. Certain other actions are also unlimited civil cases, such as family law cases, probate proceedings, trust administration, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, eminent domain proceedings, corporate dissolution proceedings, uninsured motorist arbitration proceedings, quiet title actions, and actions to recover the value of good faith improvements on the land of another.

To answer your second question, there is no monetary limit on the amount of damages that you may seek on an unlimited civil case.

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There is no monetary limit on a case filed as an unlimited case.

BARRY BESSER

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