Kindler v. Newsweek, Inc.

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Barry Cozier, J.), entered January 26, 2000, which granted, in part, defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 to dismiss the complaint, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, to the extent of dismissing, sua sponte, the third cause of action for estoppel, with leave to plaintiffs to serve an amended complaint, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs allege that they entered into an agreement in April 1998 with defendant for plaintiff World Business Report (WBR) to produce and sell on defendant News week’s behalf special advertising…