Statute · United States Code
46 U.S.C. § 30306 — Foreign cause of action
46 U.S.C. § 30306
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- finance
When a cause of action exists under the law of a foreign country for death by wrongful act, neglect, or default on the high seas, a civil action in admiralty may be brought in a court of the United States based on the foreign cause of action, without abatement of the amount for which recovery is authorized.
Citator
46 U.S.C. § 30306 — Foreign cause of action is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
When a cause of action exists under the law of a foreign country for death by wrongful act, neglect, or default on the high seas, a civil action in admiralty may be brought in a court of the United States based on the foreign cause of action, without abatement of the amount for which recovery is authorized.