Maine Statutes
§ 39-A §904 — Measure of damages in event of death
Maine § 39-A §904
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 39-A §904 (2026).
Text
If, under either section 902 or 903, damages are awarded for the death, they must be assessed with reference to the degree of culpability of the employer or of the person for whose negligence the employer is liable.
The amount of damages that may be awarded in an action under section 901 for a personal injury to an employee, in which no damages for the death of the employee are awarded under section 902, may not exceed $4,000.
The amount of damages that may be awarded in an action under section 901, if damages for the death of the employee are awarded under section 902, may not exceed $5,000 for both the injury and the death, and must be apportioned by the jury between the legal representatives of the employee and the persons who would have been entitled, under section 903, to bring an act
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Legislative History
PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
Nearby Sections
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Short title§ 39 §100-A
Orders or agreements for trial work periods§ 39 §100-B
Trial work periods§ 39 §102-A
Incarceration of employee§ 39 §103
Appeal§ 39 §103-A
Appellate Division created§ 39 §103-B
Appeal from commission decision§ 39 §103-C
Appeal from a decision of the division§ 39 §103-D
Report to the Law Court§ 39 §103-E
Enforcement of division§ 39 §104-A
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 39-A §904, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/39-A%20%C2%A7904.