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TESTIMONY AT THE 50-H HEARING COULD NOT BE THE BASIS FOR THE ASSERTION OF THEORIES NOT MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE OF CLAIM (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department noted that testimony at a Municipal Law 50-h hearing cannot be relied upon to assert a cause of action not included in the notice of claim. Here the notice of claim alleged the city failed to provide timely medical care to plaintiff’s decedent, who died of a heart attack after he was arrested. Although plaintiff testified at the 50-h hearing that plaintiff’s decedent told a doctor he had been beaten by the police, the notice of claim made no mention of any causes of action based on that allegation:

“In making a determination on the sufficiency of a notice of claim, a court’s inquiry is not limited to the four corners of the notice of claim”… . A court may consider the testimony provided during an examination conducted pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-h and any other evidence properly before it to correct a good faith and nonprejudicial technical mistake, omission, irregularity, or defect in the notice of claim… . However, in determining the sufficiency of a notice of claim, testimony during an examination conducted pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-h cannot be used to substantively change the nature of the claim or the theory of liability set forth in the notice of claim … .

Here, the notice of claim was limited to allegations that the police officers involved in the decedent’s arrest failed to obtain timely medical assistance for the decedent while he was in their custody, and that the hospital staff negligently treated the decedent. There were no allegations, either express or implied, that the police had assaulted the decedent, or that the defendants negligently hired, supervised, or retained the police officers who were involved in the decedent’s arrest. The plaintiff’s testimony at the General Municipal Law § 50-h examination cannot be used to amend the theories of liability set forth in the notice of claim … . Davis v City of New York, 2017 NY Slip Op 06155, Second Dept 8-16-17

 

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