CA Corp Code Section 2289


(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and regardless of the number of persons aggrieved in an instance of corporate fraud, or misrepresentation or deceit resulting in a judgment meeting the requirements of Section 2282, or the number of judgments against a corporation, the liability of the fund shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any one claimant per single judgment finding fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit, made with the intent to defraud.

(b)

When multiple corporations are involved in the same event or series of events that are the basis of the claimant’s final judgment and the conduct of two or more of the corporations results in a judgment meeting the requirements of Section 2282, the claimant may seek recovery from the fund based on the judgment against any one of the corporations, subject to the limitations of subdivision (a).

(c)

When multiple claimants are involved in a corporate fraud, or in misrepresentation or deceit by a corporation, resulting in a judgment meeting the requirements of Section 2282, each claimant may seek recovery from the fund individually, subject to the limitations of subdivision (a).

(d)

Claimants who are spouses, registered domestic partners, or persons other than natural persons, that have obtained an eligible final judgment shall be considered one claimant.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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