STATE EX REL ARYAI v. SKANSKA

No. 108471/2009.

72 Misc.3d 935 (2021)

151 N.Y.S.3d 808

2021 NY Slip Op 21174

STATE OF NEW YORK and Another ex rel. BRIAN ARYAI, Plaintiffs, v. SKANSKA et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Decided June 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Sadowski PLLC, New York City ( Robert W. Sadowski , of counsel), Coughlin Duffy LLP, Morristown, New Jersey ( Joshua L. Weiner , of counsel), and Joseph G. Sconzo , Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, for relator.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C., New York City ( Patrick J. Greene, Jr. , Frank A. Hess and Michael J.P. Schewe of counsel), for Skanska and others, defendants.

Brady, McGuire & Steinberg, P.C., Tarrytown ( Joseph H. Green and James M. Steinberg of counsel), for International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 14-14B, AFL-CIO, defendant.

Cohen, Weiss & Simon LLP, New York City ( Joseph J. Vitale of counsel), and Tamir W. Rosenblum , New York City, for Construction & General Building Laborers' Local 79, defendant.

McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York City ( Daniel J. Horwitz and Tracy A. Burnett of counsel), for Tishman Speyer, defendant.

Paul Hastings LLP, New York City ( Kenneth M. Breen and Zachary S. Zwillinger of counsel), for Plaza Construction Corporation, defendant.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York City ( Hallie B. Levin of counsel), for Tishman Construction Corporation and others, defendants.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York City ( Lea Haber Kuck and Amanda Raymond Kalantirsky of counsel), for Hunter Roberts Construction Group, LLC, defendant.

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar LLP, New York City ( Manvin S. Mayell of counsel) and Washington, D.C. ( Craig D. Margolis and Christian D. Sheehan of counsel), for Fluor Enterprises, Inc., defendant.

Cohen & Gresser LLP, New York City ( Jason Brown and Nathaniel P.T. Read of counsel) and Washington, D.C. ( Erica C. Lai of counsel), for Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., defendant.

Spivak Lipton LLP, New York City ( Gillian Costello and James M. Murphy of counsel), for New York City District Council of Carpenters Local 1536, defendant.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This is a qui tam action arising out of alleged payroll padding on major construction projects in the New York City metropolitan area. Relator Brian Aryai has sued under the New York State and New York City False Claims Acts. Relator's complaint, as amended, seeks damages and penalties on behalf...

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