BILL NUMBER: S1295A
SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to time
limitations for filing claims for certain injuries
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the civil practice law and rules in relation to time limita-
tions for filing claims for certain injuries.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Subdivision 4 of section 214-c of the civil practice laws and rules, as
added by chapter 682 of the laws of 1986 is amended.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would amend the present law to allow for greater time in
filing a civil law suit due to an injury caused by specific toxic
ecological factors. With the advance of technology, society creates new
toxins every day. Some of these toxins may take many years to manifest
themselves to warrant such a lawsuit, while others may not even be known
to be the cause of illness until the deadline is passed. Consequently,
it would be unjust to prohibit citizens from seeking compensation due to
the lengthy time it may have taken to determine the cause of their inju-
ry. The statute of limitations in these causes of action would be
increased from five to ten years.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.5031 of 2021-22 ordered to third reading cal.162
A.4879 of 2019-20 ordered to third reading cal.187
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S1295: 214-c civil practice law, 214-c(2) civil practice law, 214-c(4) civil practice law
S1295A: 214-c civil practice law, 214-c(2) civil practice law, 214-c(4) civil practice law