A private cause of action may be implied from a penal statute only where the plaintiff is one of the class for whose particular benefit the statute was enacted. Here, the claim based on an alleged violation of the reckless endangerment statute is dismissed because the statute was enacted for the benefit of the general public, not for the particular benefit of a class to which the plaintiff belongs.
Alfonso v. Trucar Leasing Corp., NY Slip Op 01154 (1st Dep't March 5, 2024)
