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  "title": "Everyday law New York City edition, a product of Everyday Reason LLC",
  "description": "Everyday law New York City edition, a product of Everyday Reason LLC. Verifiable, citeable legal evidence for AI agents and people. Research evidence, not legal advice. Publisher: Everyday Reason LLC, Everyday Reason LLC, 418 Broadway, Suite N, Albany, NY 12207. info@everydayreason.com.",
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    "summary": "Two subjects of New York City personal injury law. Sidewalk injuries: who is liable when a pedestrian is injured by a defective public sidewalk, and what notice and deadlines apply to claims against the City (NYC Administrative Code §§ 7-210, 7-201(c), and 19-152, General Municipal Law §§ 50-e and 50-i, and the leading cases). Traffic accidents: vehicle-to-vehicle and pedestrian accidents, including no-fault benefits and the serious injury threshold (Insurance Law §§ 5102 and 5104, before and after the 2026 amendments), comparative fault (CPLR 1411 and 1412), owner and rental company liability (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 388 and the federal Graves Amendment), rear-end collisions, pedestrian right of way, and the time to sue.",
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      "abutting_owner_liability",
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      "snow_ice",
      "owner_occupied_exemption",
      "nondelegable_duty",
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      "special_use",
      "tree_wells",
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      "comparative_fault",
      "owner_liability",
      "rental_vehicle",
      "city_vehicle",
      "rear_end",
      "pedestrian_right_of_way",
      "driver_due_care",
      "rideshare",
      "motor_vehicle_deadlines"
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      "primary_legislation",
      "local_legislation",
      "regulation",
      "court_of_last_resort",
      "intermediate_appellate",
      "trial_court",
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    "human_review": "All 82 evidence records were reviewed for source and accuracy.",
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    "Answers research questions about the law, not questions about a particular person's situation.",
    "Question matching is deterministic topic matching, not language understanding; see /topics.",
    "Coverage is selective; a missing record does not mean no such law or case exists."
  ],
  "known_gaps": [
    "Sidewalks: Only NYC public sidewalks. Streets, curbs, pedestrian ramps, and bus stops are not covered.",
    "Claims against public authorities other than the City (for example the MTA or NYCHA) are not covered, including bus and subway accidents.",
    "Sidewalks: Snow and ice doctrine beyond the text of § 7-210 (storm-in-progress rule and similar) is not covered.",
    "Traffic accidents: No-fault benefit amounts, arbitration, and claim procedure beyond the 30-day notice, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, and the New York City Right of Way Law (Administrative Code § 19-190) are not covered.",
    "Traffic accidents: Taxi and for-hire vehicle rules of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission are not covered.",
    "Damages (other than the 2026 non-economic loss cap) and procedure after the notice of claim are not covered.",
    "Case coverage is selective (leading Court of Appeals decisions and a few Appellate Division examples), not exhaustive."
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    "email": "info@everydayreason.com",
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    "primary_law": "Statutes, court opinions, and passages quoted from them are public-domain government works.",
    "code": {
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  "legal_notice": "Research evidence, not legal advice. Records are checked against their sources, but none has yet been reviewed by a New York lawyer; confirm anything you rely on against the official text."
}