N.Y. Public Service Law § 93: Liability for loss or damage caused by violation of this chapter

§ 93. Liability for loss or damage caused by violation of this

chapter. In case any telegraph corporation or telephone corporation

shall do or cause to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or

thing prohibited, forbidden or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to

do any act, matter or other thing required to be done, either by law of

the state of New York by this chapter or by any order of the commission,

such telegraph corporation or telephone corporation shall be liable to

the person or corporation affected thereby for all loss, damage or

injury caused thereby or resulting therefrom and in case of recovery if

the court shall find that such act or omission was willful it may in its

discretion fix a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, which fee shall

be taxed and collected as a part of the costs in the action. An action

to recover for such loss, damage or injury may be brought in any court

of competent jurisdiction by any such person or corporation.