
Texas Wrongful Death Laws (2026): Deadlines & Who Can Sue
Texas wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue under CPRC 71.004, the separate survival action, damages, the exemplary damages cap, and fault.
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Texas wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline, who can sue under CPRC 71.004, the separate survival action, damages, the exemplary damages cap, and fault.

Tennessee wrongful death claims: the short 1-year deadline (extendable to 2), who can sue under T.C.A. 20-5-106/107, the pass-through model, damages, and caps.

South Dakota wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, who can file, the pecuniary-loss damages model, no cap, the survival action, and the slight-gross fault

South Carolina wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, who can file, the beneficiary hierarchy, grief and companionship damages, and the fault rules.

Rhode Island wrongful death law: the 3-year deadline, who can file, the $350,000 statutory minimum recovery, the earnings formula, consortium, and fault rules.

Pennsylvania wrongful death and survival actions: the 2-year deadline, who can sue under 42 Pa.C.S. 8301, the separate survival claim, damages, and fault rules.

Oregon wrongful death claims: the 3-year deadline under ORS 30.020, who can sue, what damages are allowed, the $500,000 noneconomic cap, and how fault applies.

Oklahoma wrongful death claims: the 2-year deadline under 12 O.S. 1053, who can sue, survival actions, recoverable damages, and the struck-down noneconomic cap.

Ohio wrongful death law under R.C. 2125.02: the 2-year deadline, who must file, the presumed beneficiaries, damages, caps, and comparative fault.

North Dakota wrongful death law under N.D.C.C. ch. 32-21: the 2-year deadline, the priority list of who may sue, the damages allowed, and comparative fault.

North Carolina wrongful death law under G.S. 28A-18-2: the 2-year deadline, who must file, the damages allowed, and the pure contributory negligence rule.

New York wrongful death law: the 2-year deadline, who files, the pecuniary-only damages rule under EPTL 5-4.1, the vetoed Grieving Families Act, and caps.