Wrongful Death Laws
Maine Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Maine wrongful death deadline (3 years), who may file, wrongful death vs survival, recoverable damages, and the current caps on comfort and punitive damages.
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Louisiana Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines
Louisiana wrongful death and survival deadlines after the 2025 change, who may sue under the exclusive beneficiary classes, damages, caps, and fault.
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Wrongful Death Laws
Kentucky Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Kentucky wrongful death claims: the short 1-year deadline tied to the estate representative, who can file, damages, no cap (Ky. Const. 54), and distribution.
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Kansas Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Kansas wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can file (any heir at law), the $250,000 cap on nonpecuniary damages, fault, and how recovery is divided.
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Iowa Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Iowa wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can file (the estate's administrator), damages, the survival action, fault, and how proceeds pass.
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Wrongful Death Laws in Indiana (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Indiana wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, Indiana's three wrongful death statutes, the $300,000 adult cap, who can file, damages, and how fault works.
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Wrongful Death Laws in Illinois (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Illinois wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline (with exceptions), who can file, grief and mental suffering damages, the Survival Act, and the damage caps.
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Wrongful Death Laws in Idaho (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Idaho wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue (heirs or estate), recoverable damages, the noneconomic damages cap, and how fault rules apply.
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Wrongful Death Laws by State (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
A state-by-state guide to wrongful death claims: the deadline to file, who is allowed to sue, the damages available, and which states cap wrongful death awards.
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Hawaii Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Hawaii wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue, loss of society damages, the survival action, and the $375,000 pain-and-suffering cap.
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Georgia Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Georgia wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue and in what order, the full value of the life measure, the separate estate claim, and caps.
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Florida Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Florida wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who the personal representative sues for, damages, the medical-malpractice limit on adult children, caps.
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