No leave was required with respect to the claim for wrongful death, which was timely made less than a month after petitioner's appointment as the representative of the decedent's estate (General Municipal Law § 50-e [1] [a]). With respect to the pain and suffering and other claims that petitioner asserts on behalf of the decedent, death is a statutory ground for granting leave to file a late notice of claim provided there is no substantial prejudice to the public corporation...
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