1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.D.3d
  4. 204 A.D.3d
  5. 204 A.D.3d 504 (2022)
 

PEOPLE v. SOTHEBY'S, INC.

Index No. 452192/20. Appeal No. 15726. Case No. 2021-03657.

204 A.D.3d 504 (2022)

164 N.Y.S.3d 453

2022 NY Slip Op 02501

The People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sotheby's, Inc., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided April 14, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York (Darren A. LaVerne, of counsel) for appellant.

Letitia James, Attorney General, New York (Ester Murdukhayeva of counsel), for respondent.

Dechert LLP, New York (Steven A. Engel, of counsel) for amicus curiae.

Concur—Acosta, P.J., Kern, González, Shulman, JJ.

The complaint states a cause of action under the New York False Claims Act (NYFCA) (State Finance Law § 187 et seq.) (see State of New York ex rel. Seiden v Utica First Ins. Co., 96 A.D.3d 67, 71-72 [1st Dept 2012], lv denied 19 N.Y.3d 810 [2012]). It alleges that, in 2010, an employee of defendant advised her client (identified in the complaint as the "Collector"), a foreign...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases