§ 11-106. Compensation for injury or death to police officers and
firefighters or their estates. 1. In addition to any other right of
action or recovery otherwise available under law, whenever any police
officer or firefighter suffers any injury, disease or death while in the
lawful discharge of his official duties and that injury, disease or
death is proximately caused by the neglect, willful omission, or
intentional, willful or culpable conduct of any person or entity, other
than that police officer's or firefighter's employer or co-employee, the
police officer or firefighter suffering that injury or disease, or, in
the case of death, a representative of that police officer or
firefighter may seek recovery and damages from the person or entity
whose neglect, willful omission, or intentional, willful or culpable
conduct resulted in that injury, disease or death.

2. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to expand or restrict the
existing liability of an employer or co-employee at common-law or under
sections two hundred five-a and two hundred five-e of the general
municipal law for injuries or death sustained in the line-of-duty by any
police officer or firefighter.