NORTH STATE AUTOBAHN, INC. v. PROGRESSIVE INS. GROUP CO.

2011-07755.

102 A.D.3d 5 (2012)

953 N.Y.S.2d 96

2012 NY Slip Op 6932

NORTH STATE AUTOBAHN, INC., et al., Respondents, v. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE GROUP COMPANY et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

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

Decided October 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst, LLC, New York City ( Michael R. Nelson , Kymberly Kochis and Francis X. Nolan IV of counsel), for appellants.

Richard Paul Stone , New York, Anderson, Kill & Olick, P.C. ( Finley T. Harckham and Dennis J. Artese of counsel), and Anthony J. Mamo, Jr. , PLLC, for respondents.

ANGIOLILLO, J.P., BELEN and LOTT, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MILLER, J.

This case presents us with the question of whether a business entity has stated a valid cause of action for violation of General Business Law § 349 (h) where it alleges that another business entity deceived and misled prospective customers, causing it to sustain direct economic loss in the form of more than $5 million in lost business sales. We conclude that it does.

I. Factual And Procedural Background

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