Hit and Run Laws
District of Columbia Hit and Run Laws: Penalties & Guide
DC hit and run laws under D.C. Code 50-2201.05c: leaving after colliding carries up to 30 days for property damage and up to 180 days when a person is injured.
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Madison Square Garden Faces Class Actions Over a Facial-Recognition Data Breach (2026)
Proposed class actions hit Madison Square Garden in June 2026 over an alleged facial-recognition data breach. The negligence claims are unproven. What the law says.
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Texas Attorney General Opens Data-Breach Investigation Into Carnival, Issues Civil Investigative Demand (2026)
Texas AG Paxton opened a data-breach investigation into Carnival and issued a Civil Investigative Demand on June 23, 2026. An investigation, not a finding.
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Virginia's 14-Day Pay-or-Quit Eviction Notice (HB 15 / SB 48): What Changes July 1, 2026
Virginia's HB 15 / SB 48 extend the pay-or-quit notice for unpaid rent from 5 to 14 days under Va. Code 55.1-1245. Signed by Spanberger, effective July 1, 2026.
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Supreme Court: After a Tax Foreclosure, You're Owed the Auction Price, Not Your Home's Value (Pung v. Isabella County, 2026)
Supreme Court rules in Pung v. Isabella County (June 23, 2026): after a tax foreclosure, just compensation is the auction surplus, not your home's market value.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Wyoming Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Sues
Wyoming wrongful death under Wyo. Stat. 1-38-101 to 1-38-102: the 2-year deadline, the wrongful death representative who files, damages, and the no-cap rule.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Wisconsin Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Sues
Wisconsin wrongful death under Wis. Stat. 895.03 and 895.04: the 3-year deadline (2 years for motor-vehicle deaths), who can sue, the society cap, and fault.
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Wrongful Death Laws
West Virginia Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines
West Virginia wrongful death under W.Va. Code 55-7-5 and 55-7-6: the 2-year deadline, the personal representative who files, recoverable damages, and fault.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Washington Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Sues
Washington wrongful death deadline (3 years), the post-2019 beneficiary rules under RCW 4.20.020, survival actions, damages, no cap after Sofie, and pure fault.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Virginia Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Sues
Virginia wrongful death deadline (2 years), beneficiary classes under 8.01-53, survival actions, damages under 8.01-52, and the strict contributory fault rule.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Vermont Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Sues
Vermont wrongful death deadline (2 years from death under 14 V.S.A. 1492), who the personal representative sues for, survival actions, damages, and fault rules.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Utah Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Utah wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue under 78B-3-106, the separate survival action, damages, and the constitutional ban on damage caps.
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