CACI No. Table A. Elder Abuse: Causes of Action, Remedies, and Employer Liability
Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions (2024 edition)
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Table A.Elder Abuse: Causes of Action, Remedies, and Employer
Liability
CAUSES OF ACTION INDIVIDUAL DE-
FENDANT EMPLOYER DE-
FENDANT
FINANCIAL ABUSE Traditional Damages:
preponderance Traditional Dam-
ages: vicarious liabil-
ity
Attorney Fees and
Costs: preponderance
(Welf. & Inst. Code,
§ 15657.5(a))
Attorney Fees and
Costs: vicarious li-
ability (Welf. & Inst.
Code, § 15657.5(c))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: CCE:R-
MOF (Welf. & Inst.
Code, § 15657.5(b))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: vicarious
liability + individual
CCE:RMOF (Welf. &
Inst. Code,
15657.5(b), (c))
ABDUCTION Traditional Damages:
preponderance Traditional Dam-
ages: vicarious liabil-
ity
Attorney Fees and
Costs: CCE (Welf. &
Inst. Code,
§ 15657.05(a))
Attorney Fees and
Costs: Civ. § Code
3294(b) + individual
CCE (Welf. & Inst.
Code, § 15657.05(c))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: CCE (Welf.
& Inst. Code,
§ 15657.05(b))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: Civ. Code,
§ 3294(b) + individual
CCE (Welf. & Inst.
Code, § 15657.05(c))
NEGLECT AND PHYSICAL
ABUSE Traditional Damages:
preponderance Traditional Dam-
ages: vicarious liabil-
ity
Attorney Fees and
Costs: CCE:RMOF
(Welf. & Inst. Code,
§ 15657(a))
Attorney Fees and
Costs: Civ. Code,
§ 3294(b) + individual
CCE:RMOF (Welf. &
Inst. Code,
§ 15657(a))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: CCE:R-
MOF (Welf. & Inst.
Code, § 15657(b))
Pre-death Pain and
Suffering: Civ. Code,
§ 3294(b) + individual
CCE:RMOF (Welf. &
Inst. Code,
§ 15657(b))
KEY:
CCE = Clear and Convincing Evidence
468
RMOF = Recklessness, Malice, Oppression, or Fraud
Civ. Code, § 3294(b) = Standards for imposing liability on employer under
Civil Code section 3294(b).
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