"Adherence to these precedents perpetuates a misunderstanding or misapplication of the statute and results in an illogical and unfair rule,” wrote Justice Saliann Scarpulla on behalf of the panel.
November 19, 2021 at 06:19 PM
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The Appellate Division, First Department has ruled that litigants in its courts no longer must individually name municipal employee defendants, such as police officers, in a claim notice before suing them.
In doing so, the division reversed its own statutory interpretation found in three cases spanning the last 15 years.
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