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2018 U.S. Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 303 - Death on the High Seas
Sec. 30303 - Amount and apportionment of recovery
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| 46 U.S.C. § 30303 (2018) | ||||||
| §30303. Amount and apportionment of recovery | ||||||
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The recovery in an action under this chapter shall be a fair compensation for the pecuniary loss sustained by the individuals for whose benefit the action is brought. The court shall apportion the recovery among those individuals in proportion to the loss each has sustained. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1511.) |
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The words "and just" are omitted as redundant to "fair". The words "each has sustained" are substituted for "they may severally have suffered by reason of the death of the person by whose representative the suit is brought" to eliminate unnecessary words. |
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| 41 Stat. 537 114 Stat. 131 120 Stat. 1511 |
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| Public Law 106-181, Public Law 109-304 |
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