Legal Opinion
Lacoff v. Buena Vista Publishing, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herman Cahn, J.
Motion sequence numbers 002 and 003 are consolidated for disposition, and are disposed of in accordance with the following decision and order.
Defendants Buena Vista Publishing, Inc., doing business as Hyperion (Hyperion), and Seth Godin Productions, Inc. (SGP), move for an order, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7) and 3016 (b), dismissing the complaint, or, alternatively, for summary judgment, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (c).
This is a consumer class action brought on behalf of all persons who purchased a book entitled “The Beardstown Ladies’ Common-Sense…
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