{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-7.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-7.1","heading":"Punitive damages.","body":"In an action commenced under § 10-7-5, recovery may be had for punitive damages if such damages would have been recoverable had the decedent survived.","path":["Title 10 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure in Particular Actions","Chapter 7 Death by Wrongful Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-7/10-7-7.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:05Z","sha256":"4b63159dff43f65c0d25e7cf1ac5bb3d56f0289e5b34d1e695b4caa508c0ff36","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-10-7-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}