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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7.1-1. Liability for damages for libel of a deceased person
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Whenever a deceased person shall have been slandered or libelled in an obituary or similar account in any newspaper or on any radio or television station within three (3) months of his or her date of death, and the account would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party i…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7.1-2. Action by executor or administrator — Persons benefited — Limitation of action
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Every action under this chapter shall be brought by and in the name of the executor or administrator of the deceased person, whether appointed or qualified within or without the state, and of the amount recovered in every action under this chapter one-half (½) shall go to the hus…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7.1-3. Action by beneficiaries
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If there is no executor or administrator, or if, there being one, no action is brought in his or her name within six (6) months after the death, one action may be brought in the names of all the beneficiaries, either by all, or by part stating that they sue for the benefit of all…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7.1-4. Cause surviving death of person liable
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Any cause of action arising under §§ 10-7.1-1 — 10-7.1-4 and any action authorized by this chapter shall survive the death of any person liable for damages under this chapter, and may be originally brought against his or her executor or administrator or, if brought against the pe…
