N.Y. PBH Law § 1399-W
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Limitation of causes of action
Official statutory text
§ 1399-w. Limitation of causes of action. An employer, administrator,\nmanager, owner or operator of any indoor area, food service\nestablishment, or place of employment regulated by this article who\ncomplies or fails to comply with the provisions of this article shall\nnot be subject to any legal liability or action solely as a result of\nsuch compliance or noncompliance except as provided in section thirteen\nhundred ninety-nine-v of this article. Nothing in any other section of\nthis article shall be construed to create, impair, alter, limit, modify,\nenlarge, abrogate or restrict any theory of liability upon which any\nperson may be held liable to any other person for exposure to smoke or\nvaping.\n
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