The Notice of Claim must be served on the municipal government agency, by personal delivery, or registered or certified mail. The service must be made upon a person designated by law to receive summonses in Supreme Court actions or an attorney regularly engaged in representing such public corporations.
A Notice of Intention to File a Claim is an optional document that a potential claimant may serve upon the defendant to extend the time period to serve and file a claim.
A sample notice of settlement and proposed order or judgment to be used in New York State Supreme Court when a decision directs the prevailing party to "settle" or "submit on notice" an order or judgment.
Depending on the facts of a particular claim, it could take weeks, months, or even years to settle or otherwise resolve a claim. Once an insurance company has completed its investigation, however, it has 15 days to notify a claimant as to whether it is accepting or denying the claim.
To begin an action in Small Claims Court, a person, or someone acting on his or her behalf, must come to the Small Claims Court Clerk's office in the proper county and fill out a statement of claim. To find out where the clerk's office is located in your county, click on Locations.
The EEOC will give you a “Notice of Right to Sue” letter if the investigation does not find that your employer violated the law. This letter gives you permission to file a lawsuit in a court of law. If the investigation does find that your employer violated the law, the EEOC may try to settle with your employer.
The Small Claims Court has monetary jurisdiction up to $10,000.00. Claims for more than $10,000.00 may not be brought in Small Claims Court. They must be started in the Civil Part of the court or in a different court.