A complaint must "be sufficiently particular to give the court and parties notice of the transactions, occurrences, or series of transactions" that form the basis of the complaint and "the material elements of each cause of action" (CPLR 3013). The factual allegations of the complaint are accepted as true, and afforded "every possible favorable inference" (Leon v Martinez,
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