{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-12-108","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Obligations Law § 12-108","heading":"Culpable conduct; contribution","body":"§ 12-108. Culpable conduct; contribution. 1. An action by an\nindividual drug user shall be governed by the provisions of article\nfourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules. An action by a person\nother than an individual drug user shall not be governed by the\nprovisions of article fourteen-A of the civil practice law and rules.\n  2. The defendant shall bear the burden of proving the comparative\nculpable conduct of the plaintiff.\n  3. Comparative culpable conduct shall not be attributed to a plaintiff\nwho is not an individual drug user.\n  4. A person subject to liability under this article shall have a right\nof action for contribution against another person subject to liability\nunder this article pursuant to article fourteen of the civil practice\nlaw and rules. A plaintiff may seek recovery in accordance with this\narticle and any other appropriate provision of law from a person against\nwhom a defendant has asserted a right of contribution.","path":["General Obligations Law","Article 12. Drug Dealer Liability Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GOB/12-108","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"5481d344f92e3cfa1f629caeacd0e6c286958a9123a5a1d905abe72f7d5e771d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-12-107","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-obligations-law-12-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}