Rhode Island Wrongful Death Statute
CHAPTER 10-7
Death By Wrongful Act
Index Of Sections
- § 10-7-1 Liability for damages for causing death.
- § 10-7-1.1 Pecuniary damages – How determined.
- § 10-7-1.2 Liability for loss of consortium – Liability for loss of society and companionship.
- § 10-7-2 Persons who may bring actions – Limitation of actions – Minimum recovery period.
- § 10-7-3 Action by beneficiaries.
- § 10-7-4 Cause surviving death of person liable.
- § 10-7-5 Liability for medical expense and diminution of earning power.
- § 10-7-6 Executor or administrator to bring § 10-7-5 action – Amount recovered to estate.
- § 10-7-7 Pain and suffering recoverable – Limitation of action.
- § 10-7-7.1 Punitive damages.
- § 10-7-8 Cause surviving death of person liable.
- § 10-7-9 Criminal proceedings not prerequisite.
- § 10-7-10 Damages not to estate or asset of estate.
- § 10-7-11 Applicability to pending actions.
- § 10-7-12 Applicability to actions commenced after passage.
- § 10-7-13 Severability.
- § 10-7-14 “Homemaker” defined.
Legal Notice per Rules of Professional Responsibility: The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers and attorneys in the general practice of law, but does not license or certify any lawyer / attorney as an expert or specialist in any field of practice. While this firm maintains joint responsibility, most cases of this type are referred to other attorneys for principle responsibility.
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