On a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action, the pleading is to be afforded a liberal construction. "We accept the facts as alleged in the complaint as true, accord plaintiffs the benefit of every possible favorable inference, and determine only whether the facts as alleged fit within any cognizable legal theory" (Leon v Martinez,
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