Legal Opinion
People v. Sprint Nextel Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 2013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O. Peter Sherwood, J.
Defendants Sprint Nextel Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Sprint Spectrum L.P, Nextel of New York, Inc., and Nextel Partners of Upstate New York, Inc. (collectively, Sprint), move, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) and (7), to dismiss the complaint in this tax enforcement action.
Background
This case arises out of a qui tarn action pursuant to the New York False Claims Act, State Finance Law § 189. Empire State *514Ventures, LLC initially commenced the action, pursuant to State Finance Law § 189, essentially alleging that Sprint, mobile…
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