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Mississippi wrongful death law: the deadline, the listed family members who file one combined suit under Miss. Code 11-7-13, the survival overlap, and damages.
Minnesota wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline (6-year ceiling), the court-appointed trustee who files, and pecuniary-loss damages under Minn. Stat. 573.02.
Michigan wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, the personal representative who must file, the damages under MCL 600.2922, caps, and how courts distribute.
Massachusetts wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, who can file, the damages and punitive minimum under G.L. c. 229, and whether any caps apply.
Maryland wrongful death deadline (3 years from death), primary and secondary beneficiaries, survival actions, damages, the noneconomic cap, and fault.
Maine wrongful death deadline (3 years), who may file, wrongful death vs survival, recoverable damages, and the current caps on comfort and punitive damages.
Louisiana wrongful death and survival deadlines after the 2025 change, who may sue under the exclusive beneficiary classes, damages, caps, and fault.
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.
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.
Iowa wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can file (the estate's administrator), damages, the survival action, fault, and how proceeds pass.
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.
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.