Meta's Legal Woes Deepen: New York Alleges Repeated Illegality in Business Practices

COUNT XXXVII: REPEATED AND PERSISTENT ILLEGALITY IN VIOLATION OF N.Y. EXECUTIVE LAW § 63(12)

1072. The Attorney General of the State of New York realleges and incorporates by reference each and every allegation in the paragraphs above as if the same were fully set forth herein.

1073. New York Executive Law § 63(12) makes “repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or . . . persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business” actionable by the Attorney General of the State of New York.

1074. At all relevant times, Meta has engaged in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business in New York within the meaning of New York Executive Law § 63(12).

1075. Meta engaged in repeated and/or persistent illegality in violation of New York Executive Law § 63(12) through its violations of: (i) 15 USC § 6502(a); (ii) 16 C.F.R. §§ 312.4(b)-(d) and 312.5; (iii) N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349; and/or (iv) N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 350.

1076. By engaging in the acts and practices described above, Meta has engaged in and continues to engage in repeated illegal acts or persistent illegality in violation of New York Executive Law § 63(12).