N.Y. General Obligations Law § 12-108: Culpable conduct; contribution

§ 12-108. Culpable conduct; contribution. 1. An action by an

individual drug user shall be governed by the provisions of article

fourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules. An action by a person

other than an individual drug user shall not be governed by the

provisions of article fourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules.

2. The defendant shall bear the burden of proving the comparative

culpable conduct of the plaintiff.

3. Comparative culpable conduct shall not be attributed to a plaintiff

who is not an individual drug user.

4. A person subject to liability under this article shall have a right

of action for contribution against another person subject to liability

under this article pursuant to article fourteen of the civil practice

law and rules. A plaintiff may seek recovery in accordance with this

article and any other appropriate provision of law from a person against

whom a defendant has asserted a right of contribution.