State v. Cohen

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Evans, J.

This Attorney-General’s application, pursuant to section 63 of the Executive Law, seeks an order, inter alia, granting injunctive relief against various deceptive and improper consumer practices and abusive litigation.

Respondent is an appliance repairman, doing business under several trade names in Manhattan, including General Dishwasher Service Co., Dishwasher Service Co., TriBoro Vacuum Stores, and others. The Attorney-General’s investigation arose after more than 100 consumers, all Manhattan residents, had been subjected to a variety of improper and…