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Delaware wrongful death law: the 2-year deadline, who can file, wrongful death vs survival, damages including mental anguish, caps, punitive damages, and fault.
Connecticut wrongful death law: the 2-year deadline (5-year repose), who can file, the decedent-centered damages model, caps, punitive damages, and fault rules.
Colorado wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, the spouse's first-year priority, survival actions, the solatium option, the noneconomic cap, and fault.
California wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline to file, who can sue under CCP 377.60, survival actions, what damages are allowed, and the 2026 sunset.
Arkansas wrongful death claims: the 3-year deadline to file, who can sue (personal representative or heirs at law), survival actions, damages, and fault rules.
Arizona wrongful death law under ARS 12-611 to 12-613: the 2-year deadline, who can sue, recoverable damages, and why the state bars damage caps.
Alaska wrongful death law under AS 09.55.580: the 2-year deadline, who the personal representative sues for, recoverable damages, and the survival action.
Alabama wrongful death law under Code 6-5-410: the 2-year deadline, why only the personal representative can sue, and the unique punitive-only damages rule.
Wyoming motorcycle accident law: the 4-year deadline to sue, the 50% comparative fault rule, the under-18 helmet law, and the constitutional ban on damage caps.
Wisconsin motorcycle accident law: the 3-year deadline to sue, the 51% comparative negligence bar, the under-18 helmet law, and the helmet defense ban.
West Virginia motorcycle accident law: the 2-year deadline to sue, the 51% modified comparative fault bar, the universal helmet law, and no lane splitting.
Washington motorcycle accident law in 2026: the three-year deadline to sue, the pure comparative-negligence rule, the universal helmet law, and lane splitting.