Court of Claims Act § 8 · Article 2. Jurisdiction
Waiver of immunity from liability
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§ 8. Waiver of immunity from liability. The state hereby waives its immunity from liability and action and hereby assumes liability and consents to have the same determined in accordance with the same rules of law as applied to actions in the supreme court against individuals or corporations, provided the claimant complies with the limitations of this article. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect, alter or repeal any provision of the workmen's compensation law.
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- Law content up to date as of February 20, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CTC8
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- sha256 b8d3d98fa6c5eea88b811265cc9b3e47d3b9261e256a5727b0b94090c69edd6e
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