New York Laws
Title 5-A*2 - North Shore Water Authority
1114-N*2 - Actions Against the Authority.

(a) a notice of claim shall have been made and served upon the
authority within the time limit by and in compliance with section
fifty-e of the general municipal law;
(b) it shall appear by and as an allegation in the complaint or moving
papers that at least thirty days have elapsed since the service of such
notice and that adjustment or payment thereof has been neglected or
refused;
(c) the action or proceeding shall be commenced within one year and
ninety days after the happening of the event upon which the claim is
based; and
(d) An action against the authority for wrongful death shall be
commenced in accordance with the notice of claim and time limitation
provisions of title eleven of article nine of this chapter.
2. Wherever a notice of claim is served upon the authority, it shall
have the right to demand an examination of the claimant relative to the
occurrence and extent of the injuries or damages for which claim is
made, in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-h of the
general municipal law.
3. The authority may require any person presenting for settlement an
account or claim for any cause whatsoever against the authority to be
sworn before a member, counsel, or an attorney, officer or employee
thereof designated for such purpose, concerning such account or claim
and when so sworn, to answer orally as to any facts relative to such
account or claim. The authority shall have power to settle or adjust all
claims in favor of or against the authority.
4. The rate of interest to be paid by the authority or the water board
upon any judgment for which it is liable, other than a judgment against
the authority on its bonds, shall not exceed the rate of interest on
judgments and accrued claims against municipal corporations as provided
in the general municipal law from time to time. Interest on payments of
principal or interest on any bonds in default shall accrue at the rate
borne by such bonds from the due date thereof until paid or otherwise
satisfied.
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