Senate Bill S1295A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the time to file a claim in a toxic tort case

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2023-S1295 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4472
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §214-c, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4187
2011-2012: A3714
2013-2014: A6137
2015-2016: A4441
2017-2018: A4845
2019-2020: S4920, A4879
2021-2022: S667, A5031

2023-S1295 - Summary

Provides that in toxic tort cases the date of discovery of the injury by the plaintiff or claimant is presumed to be the date of diagnosis and where the specific toxic etiological cause of injury is not known for up to ten years (instead of five years) after the injury itself is discovered a plaintiff shall have three years to file a claim from the time such specific cause is discovered.

2023-S1295 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1295 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1295
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
   MAY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in  relation  to  time
   limitations for filing claims for certain injuries

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 214-c of the  civil  practice  law
 and  rules,  as  added by chapter 682 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
 read as follows:
   4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions  two  and  three  of
 this  section,  where  the  discovery  of the SPECIFIC TOXIC ETIOLOGICAL
 cause of the injury, INCLUDING  THE  SOURCE  OF  THE  ALLEGED  HARM,  is
 alleged  to  have occurred less than [five] TEN years after discovery of
 the injury or when with reasonable diligence  such  injury  should  have
 been  discovered,  whichever is earlier, an action may be commenced or a
 claim filed within [one year] THREE YEARS of such discovery of the cause
 of the injury; provided, however, if any such  action  is  commenced  or
 claim  filed  after  the  period  in  which it would otherwise have been
 authorized pursuant to subdivision two or  three  of  this  section  the
 plaintiff or claimant shall be required to allege and prove that techni-
 cal,  scientific  or  medical  knowledge  and  information sufficient to
 ascertain the cause of his injury had not been discovered, identified or
 determined, OR THAT AFTER DILIGENT EFFORT THE CAUSE WAS NOT KNOWN BY THE
 PLAINTIFF OR CLAIMANT, prior to the  expiration  of  the  period  within
 which  the  action  or  claim would have been authorized and that he has
 otherwise satisfied the requirements of subdivisions two  and  three  of
 this section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04763-01-3


              

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2023-S1295A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4472
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §214-c, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4187
2011-2012: A3714
2013-2014: A6137
2015-2016: A4441
2017-2018: A4845
2019-2020: S4920, A4879
2021-2022: S667, A5031

2023-S1295A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in toxic tort cases the date of discovery of the injury by the plaintiff or claimant is presumed to be the date of diagnosis and where the specific toxic etiological cause of injury is not known for up to ten years (instead of five years) after the injury itself is discovered a plaintiff shall have three years to file a claim from the time such specific cause is discovered.

2023-S1295A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1295A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1295--A
     Cal. No. 938
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
   MAY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora-
   bly  from  said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in  relation  to  time
   limitations for filing claims for certain injuries
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 214-c of the civil  practice  law
 and  rules,  as  added by chapter 682 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
 read as follows:
   2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 214, the three year peri-
 od within which an action to recover  damages  for  personal  injury  or
 injury  to  property  caused  by  the  latent effects of exposure to any
 substance or combination of substances, in any form, upon or within  the
 body or upon or within property must be commenced shall be computed from
 the  date of discovery of the injury by the plaintiff, WHICH IS PRESUMED
 TO BE THE DATE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONVEYED TO THE PLAINTIFF OR  CLAIMANT,
 or  from the date when through the exercise of reasonable diligence such
 injury should have been discovered by the plaintiff, whichever is earli-
 er.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 214-c of  the  civil  practice  law  and
 rules,  as  added by chapter 682 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read
 as follows:
   4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions  two  and  three  of
 this  section,  where  the  discovery  of the SPECIFIC TOXIC ETIOLOGICAL
 cause of the injury, INCLUDING  THE  SOURCE  OF  THE  ALLEGED  HARM,  is
 alleged  to  have occurred less than [five] TEN years after discovery of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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