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Metro-North train accident: 1 year and 90 days to sue
Injured on Metro-North? You do not need to file a notice of claim, but the lawsuit must be filed within 1 year and 90 days.
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What day did it happen?
Pick the day it happened to get the Metro-North deadline for your claim.
Is a notice of claim needed for Metro-North?
Metro-North does not require a notice of claim. The MTA is its parent, and New York's rule on notice does not cover MTA subsidiaries. You must still give the railroad your claim, then wait 30 days before suing.
Counting from the accident, you get 1 year and 90 more days to sue. That time limit is set by N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1276.
Filing a claim with Metro-North
Metro-North claims don't go through the MTA's online form. After your written claim goes to the railroad in a provable way, allow 30 days as the law requires before filing in court. Official page.
More about claims against Metro-North
- Your lawsuit has to say the railroad got the claim at least 30 days earlier and paid nothing. Source
- A wrongful-death case allows 2 years after the death. Source
- Metro-North employees injured at work use FELA and have 3 years. Source
Injured in Connecticut on the New Haven Line? Use the shortest deadline as the one that matters and call soon.