State v. Biggane

The over-all question to be answered in this group of motions in an action brought by the Attorney-General in the name of the State involves the application and operative effect of CPLR’s disclosure provisions (CPLR art. 31) to Donnelly Act civil suits (General Business Law, art. 22) to enjoin monopolistic business practices and to impose penalties (General Business Law, § 342-a). Autonomous and independent creatures of the State, the State University Construction Fund and the State Dormitory Authority are alleged to be the victims of concerted boycotting by the defendants in the course of…