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Apr 12, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A7090
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLER J
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Daniel Burling
Claudia Tenney
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Stephen Hawley
David McDonough
Robert Oaks
2011-A7090 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld & add §214-d, amd §214, rpld R3211 sub (h) & R3212 sub (i), CPLR
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A6697
2011-A7090 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a prohibition on lawsuits against architects, engineers or construction professionals brought more than ten years after completion of the allegedly defective structure designed or supervised by the architect, engineer or construction professional that is the subject of the lawsuit.
2011-A7090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7090 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 12, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. J. MILLER, BURLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to civil actions against professionals; and to repeal section 214-d, subdivi- sion (h) of rule 3211 and subdivision (i) of rule 3212 of the civil practice law and rules, relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 214-d of the civil practice law and rules is REPEALED and a new section 214-d is added to read as follows: S 214-D. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST PROFESSIONAL ENGI- NEERS, ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, LAND SURVEYORS OR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, NO ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR INJURY TO THE PERSON OR FOR WRONGFUL DEATH OR FOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY NOR ANY ACTION FOR CONTRIBUTION OR INDEMNITY FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE STRUCTURE OR IMPROVEMENT RESULTING FROM THE DESIGN, PLANNING OR SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION OF AN IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, ARCHITECT, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, LAND SURVEYOR OR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT. 2. IF, BY REASON OF SUCH DEFECT, AN INJURY TO THE PERSON OR AN INJURY CAUSING WRONGFUL DEATH OR AN INJURY TO PROPERTY OCCURS DURING THE TENTH YEAR AFTER COMPLETION, AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR SUCH INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH INJURY OCCURRED, BUT IN NO EVENT MAY SUCH ACTION BE BROUGHT MORE THAN ELEVEN YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08185-01-1
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