California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Turman v. Turning Point Of Cent. Cal. Inc, H032576, No. M78040 (Cal. 2010):
The standard of review for an order on a motion to strike punitive damages allegations is de novo. (Clauson v. Superior Court (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1253, 1255.) "In passing on the correctness of a ruling on a motion to strike, judges read allegations of a pleading subject to a motion to strike as a whole, all parts in their context, and assume their truth." (Ibid.)
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