Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-902
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- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
(a) An action may be maintained against a person whose wrongful act causes the death of another.
(b) If the death of a person was caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default of a vessel, an action in rem may be maintained against the vessel.
(c) If a person whose wrongful act caused the death of another, dies before an action under this section is commenced, the action may be maintained against his personal representative.