SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------X SIE JIE MEI, INC., MOTT & PRINCE MANAGEMENT, INC., VERA SUNG, JILL SUNG, HEATHER SUNG, CHANTERELLE SUNG, AND 18 MURRAY STREET CONDOMINIUM, Plaintiffs, ANSWER TO CROSS-CLAIM OF CO-DEFENDANT BM OF NY CONSTRUCTION CORP. Index No. 655207/2016 -against- ABN REALTY, LCC, BM OF NY CONSTRUCTION CORP., CALABRESE ASSOCIATES, INC., GACE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, D.P.C., URS CORPORATION, JW INSPECTION SERVICES, JIANXIONG WANG A/K/A LIANXIONG WANG, AECOM, ENVIRONMENTAL BULKHEADING CORP. A/K/A EBC CORP., JOSEPH MALLOZI PE, DPC NEW YORK, INC., DANCO WORLDWIDE CONSULTANTS INC., ROGUSKI LAND SURVEYING, PC, VIBRATECH INC., DOMANI CONSULTING INC., ISMAEL LEYVA ARCHITECT, P.C., JOHN DOE, JOHN DOE 2, XYZ CORP., AND XYZ CORP. 2, Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------X Defendant ABN Realty, LCC, by their attorneys, SMITH MAZURE DIRECTOR WILKINS YOUNG & YAGERMAN, P.C., as and for their answer to the co-defendant s crossclaims, respectfully set forth and allege, upon information and belief, as follows: 1. Defendant denies the allegations contained in the cross-claims of co-defendant, BM of NY Construction Corp. WHEREFORE, Defendant ABM Realty, LLC, demands judgment dismissing the codefendant s cross-claims herein, together with the costs and disbursements of this action. Dated: New York, New York June 19, 2017 1 of 7
Yours, etc., SMITH MAZURE DIRECTOR WILKINS YOUNG & YAGERMAN, P.C. Attorneys for Defendant ABN Realty, LCC 111 John Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 964-7400 Our File No. NAV-00102 TO: Gartner & Bloom, P.C. Attonrey for Defendant BM of NY Construction Corp., 801 Second Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10017 Clausen Miller P.C. Attorney for Defendant Vibratech Inc. 28 Liberty Street, 39th Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 805-3900/(212) 805-3939 (F) Law Office of Patricia M. Pastor, PLLC Attorney for Defendant Domani Consulting Inc. 68 Whitehall Street Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 256-0317/(631) 239-9490 (F) Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Attorney for Defendants Aecom and URS Corporation 77 Water Street, Suite 2100 New York, NY 10005 (212) 232-1300/(212) 232-1399 (F) Port & Sava Attorney for Plaintiffs Sie Jie Mei, Inc., Jill Sung, Heather Sung, Chanterelle Sung, 18 Murray Street Condominium, Mott & Prince Management, Inc. and Vera Sung 734 Franklin Avenue, Suite 574 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 352-2999/(516) 352-3933 (F) 2 2 of 7
The Following Defendants Have Not Appeared to Date Environmental Bulkheading Corp., a/k/a EBC Corp. 7 Duck Lane West Islip, NY 11795 Gace Consulting Engineers, P.C 105 Madison Ave, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 Joseph Mallozi PE 132 Hope Street Stamford, CT 06906 JW Inspection Services 10 Oxford Drive Livingston, NJ 07039 Jianxiong Wang, a/k/a Lianxiong Wang 10 Oxford Drive Livingston, NJ 07039 Calabrese Associates, Inc. Danco Worldwide Consultants Inc. DPC New York Inc. Ismael Leyva Architect, P.C. John Doe John Doe 2 Roguski Land Surveying, PC XYZ Corp. XYZ Corp. 2 CGV/ceh 168 3 3 of 7
VERIFICATION Constantine G. Vlavianos, an attorney duly admitted to practice law in the State of New York, hereby affirms the truth of the following under penalty of perjury and pursuant to CPLR 2106: I am a member of Smith Mazure Director Wilkins Young & Yagerman, P.C., and I have read the contents of the foregoing Reply to Cross-Claim of Co-Defendant BM of NY Construction Corp. and it is true of my own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief and that as to those matters I believe them to be true. ( ) I make this verification because Defendant, ABN Realty, LCC, resides outside of the county where Smith Mazure Director Wilkins Young & Yagerman, P.C. maintains its office. (x ) I make this verification because Defendant, ABN Realty, LCC, is a corporation and Smith Mazure Director Wilkins Young & Yagerman, P.C., is its attorney in this action and my knowledge is based upon all facts and corporation records available and in my possession. Dated: New York, New York June 19, 2017 Constantine G. Vlavianos NAV-00102/168 4 of 7
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK SIE JIE MEI, INC., MOTT & PRINCE MANAGEMENT, INC., VERA SUNG, JILL SUNG, HEATHER SUNG, CHANTERELLE SUNG, AND 18 MURRAY STREET CONDOMINIUM, INDEX NO. 655207/2016 PlaintiffS, -against- ABN REALTY, LCC, BM OF NY CONSTRUCTION CORP., CALABRESE ASSOCIATES, INC., GACE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, D.P.C., URS CORPORATION, JW INSPECTION SERVICES, JIANXIONG WANG A/K/A LIANXIONG WANG, AECOM, ENVIRONMENTAL BULKHEADING CORP. A/K/A EBC CORP., JOSEPH MALLOZI PE, DPC NEW YORK, INC., DANCO WORLDWIDE CONSULTANTS INC., ROGUSKI LAND SURVEYING, PC, VIBRATECH INC., DOMANI CONSULTING INC., ISMAEL LEYVA ARCHITECT, P.C., JOHN DOE, JOHN DOE 2, XYZ CORP., AND XYZ CORP. 2, Defendants. VERIFIED REPLY TO CROSS-CLAIM OF CO-DEFENDANT BM OF NY CONSTRUCTION CORP. SMITH MAZURE DIRECTOR WILKINS YOUNG & YAGERMAN, P.C. Attorneys for Defendant ABN Realty, LCC 111 John Street New York, NY 10038 (212) 964-7400 NAV-00102 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 130-1.1a Constantine G. Vlavianos hereby certifies to the best of the undersigned s knowledge and information and belief and after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that, pursuant to 22 N.Y.C.R.R. 130-1.1a-b, (1) the contentions contained in the annexed document are not frivolous as defined in section 130-1.1(c) of this Subpart, and (2) where the paper is an initiating pleading, (i) the matter was not obtained through illegal conduct, or that if it was, the attorney or other persons responsible for the illegal conduct are not participating in the matter or sharing in any fee earned there from, and (ii) the matter was not obtained in violation of 22 NYCRR 1200.41-a [DR 7-111]. Dated: New York, New York Constantine G. Vlavianos June 19, 2017 CGV/ceh 168 7 of 7