People v. First American Corp.

18 N.Y.3d 173 (2011)

960 N.E.2d 927

937 N.Y.S.2d 136

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by ANDREW M. CUOMO, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.

FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION et al., Appellants.

No. 184.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued October 11, 2011.

Decided November 22, 2011.

Andrew L. Deutsch, Richard F. Hans and Kerry Ford Cunningham for appellants.

Richard Dearing, Barbara D. Underwood and Benjamin Gutman for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges GRAFFEO, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge CIPARICK; Judge READ dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.