A complaint should not be dismissed on the opening statement of counsel unless, accepting as true all facts stated in the opening and resolving in plaintiff's favor all material facts in issue, plaintiff nevertheless is precluded from recovery as a matter of law (Rivera v Board of Educ. of City of N.Y.,
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