Section 55.57 - Effective date of part(a) This part shall apply only to claims filed on or after January 1, 2009. Nothing in this part is intended to affect litigation filed before that date, and no inference shall be drawn from provisions contained in this part concerning the state of the law as it existed prior to January 1, 2009.(b) Nothing in this part is intended to affect existing law regarding class action requirements.Added by Stats 2008 ch 549 (SB 1608),s 4, operative only upon issuance of a notice by the Director of Finance declaring that the California Commission on Disability Access has been funded and has commenced operations