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| either by himself, his agent, or attorney, a statement, in
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| writing, signed by himself, his agent, or attorney, giving the |
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| name of the
person to whom the cause of action has accrued, the |
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| name and residence of
the person injured, the date and about |
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| the hour of the accident, the place
or location where the |
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| accident occurred and the name and address of the
attending |
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| physician, if any. If the notice provided for by this Section |
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| section is
not filed as provided, any such civil action |
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| commenced against the
Authority shall be dismissed and the |
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| person to whom any such cause of
action accrued for any |
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| personal injury shall be forever barred from further
suing.
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| Any person who notifies the Authority that he or she was |
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| injured or has a
cause of action shall be furnished a copy of |
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| Section 41 of this Act. Within
10
days after being notified in |
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| writing, the Authority shall either send a copy by
certified |
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| mail to the person at his or her last known address or hand |
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| deliver a
copy to the person who shall acknowledge receipt by |
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| his or her signature. When
the Authority is notified later than |
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| one year 6 months from the date the injury occurred
or the |
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| cause of action arose, the Authority is not obligated to |
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| furnish a copy
of Section 41 to the person. In the event the |
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| Authority fails to furnish a
copy
of Section 41 as provided in |
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| this Section, any action commenced against the
Authority
shall |
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| not be dismissed for failure to file a written notice as |
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| provided in this
Section. Compliance with this Section shall be |
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| liberally construed in favor of
the person required to file a |