28 U.S.C. § 5001 — Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 102 words · no verdicts yet
This section provides a state-law-based right of action for death caused by neglect or wrongful acts in federally controlled places within a State. It applies the place’s State law to personal-injury actions.
(a) Death .— In the case of the death of an individual by the neglect or wrongful act of another in a place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States within a State, a right of action shall exist as though the place were under the jurisdiction of the State in which the place is located. (b) Personal Injury .— In a civil action brought to recover on account of an injury sustained in a place described in subsection (a), the rights of the parties shall be governed by the law of the State in which the place is located.
In the case of the death of an individual by the neglect or wrongful act of another in a place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States within a State, a right of action shall exist as though the place were under the jurisdiction of the State in which the place is located.
In a civil action brought to recover on account of an injury sustained in a place described in subsection (a), the rights of the parties shall be governed by the law of the State in which the place is located.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3261
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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