New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.
Relates to the time to file a claim in a toxic tort case.
Provides that in toxic tort cases the date of discovery of the injury by the plaintiff or claimant is presumed to be the date of diagnosis and where the specific toxic etiological cause of injury is not known for up to ten years (instead of five years) after the injury itself is discovered a plaintiff shall have three years to file a claim from the time such specific cause is discovered.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |