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2980 – Wrongful Death; Notice of Claim.

§ 2980. Wrongful death; notice of claim. No wrongful death action against a public authority or public benefit corporation shall be commenced unless a notice of claim has been served on the authority or corporation in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-e of the general municipal law.

2981 – Wrongful Death; Limitation Period.

§ 2981. Wrongful death; limitation period. A wrongful death action against a public authority or public benefit corporation shall be commenced within two years of the happening of the death.

2982 – Scope of Title.

§ 2982. Scope of title. Except where such an action is statutorily required to be brought only in the court of claims, this title shall be applicable to all wrongful death actions brought against a public authority or public benefit corporation, notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general, special or local, or any limitation contained […]