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  • Skanska USA Building Inc. v. Atlantic Yards B2 Owner, LLC, 652680/14

    Publication Date: 2016-10-26
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Rolando Acosta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant-respondent: Bruce D. Meller and Peter E. Moran of counsel, Peckar & Abramson, P.C., New York.
    for defendant: For respondents-appellants: Harold P. Weinberger, Nathan M. Hammeerman and Kaavya Viswanathan of counsel, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, and Lee W. Stremba, Aaron Abraham and Kevin P. Wallace of counsel, Troutman Sanders LLP, New York. For amicus curiae: Jennifer K. Harvey and Joel M. Howard, III of counsel, Couch White, LLP, Albany.

    Case Number: 652680/14

    Cite as: Sk USA Building Inc. v. Atlantic Yards B2 Owner, LLC, 652680/14, NYLJ 1202770649041, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided October 20, 2016) CASENAME Sk