Legal Opinion
Fragrancenet.com, Inc. v. Fragrancex.com, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 22, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1052Affording the complaint a liberal construction, accepting all facts as alleged in the complaint to be true, and according the plaintiff the benefit of every favorable inference (see Leon v Martinez, 84 NY2d 83, 87-88 [1994]; Shaya B. Pac., LLC v Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, 38 AD3d 34, 38 [2006]), in effect, upon renewal, the Supreme Court properly, inter alia, granted that branch of the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) which was to dismiss the plaintiffs claim for punitive damages.
“Punitive damages are permitted when the defendant’s wrongdoing is not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Walker v. SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Ross v. Louise Wise Services, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Sharapata v. Town of IslipNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Prozeralik v. Capital Cities Communications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
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