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In the Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation. Mary Andrucki, et al., Appellants,v.Aluminum Company of America, et al., Defendants, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Respondent.

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41 Cited authorities

  1. Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.

    513 U.S. 30 (1994)   Cited 715 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Port Authority does not enjoy Eleventh Amendment immunity despite the fact that "[s]tate courts . . . repeatedly have typed the Port Authority an agency of the States rather than a municipal unit or local district"

  2. Vucetovic v. Epsom Downs

    2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 4901 (N.Y. 2008)   Cited 334 times
    In Vucetovic, the plaintiff was injured when he stepped into a tree well and tripped on one of the cobblestones surrounding the dirt area.

  3. Brown v. City of New York

    95 N.Y.2d 389 (N.Y. 2000)   Cited 253 times
    Holding a notice of claim provides sufficient notice "to enable the city to investigate" if "based on the claimant's description municipal authorities can locate the place, fix the time and understand the nature of the accident" even if the claim is not "stated with literal nicety or exactness"

  4. Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of New York

    41 N.Y.2d 205 (N.Y. 1976)   Cited 408 times

    Argued October 12, 1976 Decided December 22, 1976 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, GEORGE STARKE, J. W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (James G. Greilsheimer and L. Kevin Sheridan of counsel), New York City, for appellant. Frederick R. Livingston, Jay W. Waks and William C. Zifchak, New York City, for respondent. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (George D. Zuckerman and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), New York City, for intervenor

  5. Sebastian v. State

    93 N.Y.2d 790 (N.Y. 1999)   Cited 193 times
    In Sebastian v. State of New York (93 N.Y.2d 790 [1999]), the Court held that the State's supervision of a juvenile incarcerated at a Division for Youth facility was a quintessentially governmental function for which the State was protected by broader immunity than a private litigant would enjoy.

  6. Steering Comm. v. Port Auth. of New York (In re World Trade Ctr. Bombing Litig. )

    2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6501 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 135 times
    Holding "when official action involves the exercise of discretion, the officer is not liable for the injurious consequences of that action even if resulting from negligence or malice"

  7. Heslin v. County of Greene

    2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 1010 (N.Y. 2010)   Cited 65 times
    In Heslin v County of Greene, 14 NY3d 67, 77 (2010), the Court of Appeals clarified that "the two causes of action are predicated on essentially different theories of loss which accrue to different parties."

  8. Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District

    (N.Y. May. 12, 1998)   Cited 75 times
    In Majewski the New York Court of Appeals observed that "the date that legislation is to take effect is a separate question from whether the statute should apply to claims and rights then in existence."

  9. Koenig v. Patrick Constr. Corp.

    298 N.Y. 313 (N.Y. 1948)   Cited 286 times
    In Koenig, a window cleaner was seriously injured when he fell from a ladder which was not equipped with any safety devices.

  10. Robbins v. Coca-Cola-Co.

    CASE NO. 13-CV-132 - IEG (NLS) (S.D. Cal. May. 22, 2013)   Cited 23 times
    Finding sufficient facts to support a TCPA claim where plaintiffs alleged that they received text messages "promoting Coke products"; details "such as the time and content of the alleged messages" are obtainable through discovery, and the lack of such details does not warrant even an order for a more definite statement

  11. Section 32:23-1 - [Repealed]

    N.J. Stat. § 32:23-1   Cited 57 times

    N.J.S. § 32:23-1 Repealed by L. 2017, c. 324,s. 33, eff. 1/16/2018. L.1953, c.202, p.1511, Part I, s.1.

  12. Section 32:1-163 - Limitations; notice of claim; workmen's compensation claims

    N.J. Stat. § 32:1-163   Cited 39 times

    The foregoing consent is granted upon the condition that any suit, action or proceeding prosecuted or maintained under this act shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, and upon the further condition that in the case of any suit, action or proceeding for the recovery or payment of money, prosecuted or maintained under this act, a notice of claim shall have been served upon the Port Authority by or on behalf of the plaintiff or plaintiffs at least sixty

  13. Section 17:32-1 - Transaction of business by foreign companies

    N.J. Stat. § 17:32-1   Cited 13 times

    Any insurance company formed by authority of another State or foreign government may be admitted to transact in this State any class or classes of insurance authorized by chapters 17 to 33 of this Title (ss. 17:17-1 seq.), to be transacted by an insurance company of this State, in the manner hereinafter provided. Any corporation of any State of the United States, which by its charter or the laws of the State in which it was incorporated is authorized to write life insurance and insurance against

  14. Section 32:1-176 - Effective date

    N.J. Stat. § 32:1-176

    This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the state of New York of legislation having an identical effect with the provisions of this act; but if the state of New York shall have already enacted such legislation, then this act shall take effect immediately. N.J.S. § 32:1-176 L.1977, c.363, s.2.