Practice point: Service of a notice of claim within 90 days after accrual of the claim is a condition precedent to the commencement of a tort action against a public corporation or any employee thereof, pursuant to Education Law § 3813[2] and General Municipal Law §§ 50-e[1][a]; 50-i[1][a].
Student note: A school district is a public corporation.
Case: Cassidy v. Riverhead Cent. Sch. Dist., NY Slip Op 04442 (2d Dept. 2015)
Here is the decision.
Monday's issue: Summary judgment in a medical malpractice action.