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· 4/13/2000

In re the Claim of Pietropaolo

Citations

  • 271 A.D.2d 795
  • 706 N.Y.S.2d 210
  • 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4195

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that “ ‘routine filing’ of assigned debt lawsuits by plaintiff ‘despite a lack of crucial, legally admissible information’ or ‘sufficient inquiry’ into whether the claims are meritorious” falls within scope of GBL
  • listing plaintiff's alleged non-pecuniary injuries including \[s]leep deprivation; anxiety; nervousness; fear; worry; fright; shock; strain to her marriage; humiliation and intimidation\
  • costs reasonably incurred defending deceptive lawsuits are “more than adequate” to plead damages under § 349
  • “If successful [on a section 349- claim], the party may recover ‘actual damages in any amount,’ together with treble damages punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.” (quoting Wilner, 893 N.Y.S.2d at 218)

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