What Is the Special Duty Rule in Manhattan City Worker Injury Claims?

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Why the City Sometimes Argues It Owed You No Duty at All Key Takeaways: The special duty rule is a court-developed doctrine providing that a municipality acting in a governmental capacity generally cannot be held liable for negligence unless it owed a duty to you individually rather than to the public at large. Whether the […]