ยง 7. Existing rights of action continued. Every right of action
existing on the seventeenth day of February, nineteen hundred and nine,
for negligence or to recover damages for injuries resulting in death is
continued and nothing in this article contained shall be construed as
limiting any such right of action, nor shall the failure to give the
notice provided for in section three of this article be a bar to the
maintenance of a suit upon any such existing right of action.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - Employers' Liability.
2 - Employers' Liability for Injuries.
4 - Assumption of Risks; Contributory Negligence, When a Question of Fact.
7 - Existing Rights of Action Continued.
8 - Consent by Employer and Employee to Compensation Plan.
9 - Liability to Pay Compensation; Notice of Accident.
10 - Amount of Compensation; Persons Entitled; Physical Examination.
12 - Preferential Claim; Not Assignable or Subject to Attachment; Attorney's Fees.