46 USC 30305 - Death of Plaintiff in Pending Action

If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default, the personal representative of the decedent may be substituted as the plaintiff and the action may proceed under this chapter for the recovery authorized by this chapter.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1511.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
30305 46 App.:765. Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, §5, 41 Stat. 537.

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