§ 5001. Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2014

   Pub. L. 113–287 § 4(b)(1) · 128 Stat. 3094

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 5001

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

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Part VI of title 28, United States 28 USC prec. 5001. Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “CHAPTER 190— MISCELLANEOUS “Sec. “5001.  Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States. “§ 5001.  Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States “(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.” .

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