General Obligations Law 11-106 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 11-105 Larceny in mercantile establishments up TITLE 1 Compensation next SECTION 11-107 Compensation for harm to a guide, hearing or service dog Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 11-106 Compensation for injury or death to police officers and firefighters or their estates General Obligations (GOB) CHAPTER 24-A, ARTICLE 11, TITLE 1 § 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.