28 U.S.C. § 5001 Civil Action For Death Or Personal Injury In a Place Subject to Exclusive Jurisdiction of United States

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 28 U.S.C. § 5001

(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.

Cite as 28 U.S.C. § 5001

Source: Added Pub. L. 113-287, §4(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.