532 Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods, Inc. v. Finlandia Center, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mazzarelli, J. P.
This is an appeal from an order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. The central issue is whether it is possible for plaintiff to prevail on causes of action for public nuisance and for negligence where it has suffered economic loss, but no personal or property damage. We answer this question in the affirmative.
When considering a motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211, the trial court must “accept the facts as alleged in the complaint as true, accord plaintiff[ ] the benefit of every possible…
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