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Assembly Bill A1183

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to damages for non-economic loss in personal injury actions against public entities

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2009-A1183 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §105, add Art 17 §1700 & 1701, CPLR

2009-A1183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to damages for non-economic loss in personal injury actions against public entities; defines public entity and non-economic loss; provides limitations for recovery of damages for non-economic loss for certain injuries; bill seeks to control the burgeoning costs of personal injury suits against public entities.

2009-A1183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1183

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to damages
  for non-economic loss in personal injury actions against public  enti-
  ties

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 105 of the civil practice law and rules is  amended
by adding a new subdivision (r-1) to read as follows:
  (R-1) PUBLIC ENTITY. THE TERM "PUBLIC ENTITY" MEANS THE STATE, A COUN-
TY,  CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE, A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, BOARD OF EDUCATION,
COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,  OR
SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  A  FIRE  DISTRICT,  VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE
COMPANY, A PUBLIC HOSPITAL, CLINIC, HEALTH CENTER, OR  HOSPITALS  CORPO-
RATION,  A  PUBLIC AUTHORITY, A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OFFI-
CER, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC ENTITY.
  S 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 17 to read as follows:

                               ARTICLE 17
                      LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES

SECTION 1700. DEFINITIONS.
        1701. LIMITED LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES.
  S 1700. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE  THE  TERM  "NON-ECONOMIC
LOSS" INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PAIN AND SUFFERING, MENTAL ANGUISH,
LOSS OF CONSORTIUM OR OTHER DAMAGES FOR NON-ECONOMIC LOSS.
  S  1701.  LIMITED  LIABILITY  OF  PUBLIC ENTITIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN  ANY  ACTION  AGAINST  A  PUBLIC  ENTITY  FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01762-01-9
              

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