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  "id": "prop_ny_mv_modified_comparative_fault",
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  "title": "In motor vehicle no-fault cases, greater fault bars recovery (since May 26, 2026)",
  "valid_from": "2026-05-26",
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      "Statement drafted by the editor to restate only what the quoted passages say; each passage was checked against its source as recorded on the linked authority or case.",
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  "statement": "In personal injury actions subject to Insurance Law article 51 commenced on or after May 26, 2026, the injured person recovers nothing if their culpable conduct is greater than that of the defendant, or greater than the combined culpable conduct of all the defendants.",
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    "The 2026 amendments apply to actions and proceedings commenced on or after May 26, 2026, whatever the date of the accident. Read as_of as the date the lawsuit was commenced.",
    "Where the injured person's fault is not greater, CPLR 1411(a) still reduces damages in proportion to their share."
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      "text": "In any action to recover damages for personal injury subject to article fifty-one of the insurance law, the culpable conduct attributable to the claimant shall bar recovery if the culpable conduct attributable to the claimant is greater than the culpable conduct of the person against whom recovery is sought or is greater than the combined culpable conduct of the persons against whom recovery is sought."
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      "source": "src_nyassembly_2026_a10008_part_ee",
      "locator": "Part EE § 4",
      "text": "This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to all actions and proceedings commenced on or after such date."
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