Parkview Restaurant Group-NY, LLC v. WWF New York, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Braun, J.), entered March 13, 2002, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1), unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs and disbursements, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.

Plaintiffs Parkview Restaurant Group-NY, LLC, and Robert Gries, a managing member of Parkview, are the recipients of a sublicense from defendants WWF New York, Inc. (WWF New York) and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. (WWF Entertainment) (collectively, WWF) to operate a theme restaurant in the City of New…