Court Rules Petition for Leave to File Late Claim Notice Was Properly Denied

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer’s petition for leave to file a late notice of claim was properly denied. Case: Matter of Defonce v. Village of Port Chester, No. 2024-13266, 10/07/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Joseph Defonce, who worked for the Harrison Police Department, alleged that he was injured in a May 2023 motorcycle accident with an officer employed by the Village of Port Chester Police Department. The accident happened in the Village of Tarrytown. He served the village with a claim notice in February 2024, more than eight m...