{"data":{"id":"us/28-u.s.c.-5001","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 U.S.C. § 5001","heading":"Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States","body":"(a) Death.—In the case of the death of an individual by the neglect or wrongful act of another in a place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States within a State, a right of action shall exist as though the place were under the jurisdiction of the State in which the place is located. (b) Personal Injury.—In a civil action brought to recover on account of an injury sustained in a place described in subsection (a), the rights of the parties shall be governed by the law of the State in which the place is located.","path":["Title 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 190—MISCELLANEOUS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc28@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:31Z","sha256":"40b496f300c0f1eee4c9512f63dba5f5c7c4a417e9ea8c4028912e863e59bde0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-u.s.c.-4105","next":"us/29-u.s.c.-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
