EPCAL

In papers filed in court Friday afternoon, Riverhead Town and the Riverhead IDA seek dismissal of the lawsuit brought by the Triple Five affiliate in the gnarly and controversial $40 million EPCAL land deal that collapsed last year.

The RV park pitched for a 165-acre portion of the EPCAL site in Calverton, which would include a 100-acre manmade lake, does not have the support of the Riverhead Town Board, the supervisor said today.

Riverhead Police detectives and the Riverhead Fire Marshal's Office are investigating a brush fire that occurred last night on the southeast portion of the Calverton Enterprise Park site.

A federal court has dismissed civil racketeering charges against Triple Five Worldwide and members of the Ghermezian family and threw out charges that the defendants violated rules of corporate governance that could have led to personal liability in a trademark infringement lawsuit.

A developer pitched a 165-acre RV park for the town-owned EPCAL site during the Town Board work session this morning and got a warm reception from board members.

“Once you get past procedural sleights of hand, lawyers who are good at their craft succeed by persuading judges and juries that, on the facts, finding for their client is the right thing to do.” Attorney Andrew Leven says CAT’s story may be the worst he’s ever heard. Column.

Calverton Aviation & Technology has filed an amended complaint in its breach of contract action against the Town of Riverhead to correct a procedural defect. The amended complaint was filed with the consent of the town.

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman of Hauppauge was hired by RIverhead to represent the town and the Riverhead IDA in the lawsuit filed last month by Calverton Aviation & Technology seeking to enforce its purchase agreement with the town for 1,644 acres of vacant industrial land in Calverton.

Supervisor Tim Hubbard called a special Town Board work session behind closed doors Monday to interview law firms for the job of representing the town in what may be the most consequential litigation it has ever faced.

Supervisor Tim Hubbard said the town will not settle with Calverton Aviation & Technology or renegotiate a contract with the Triple five affiliate. "That was a bad deal from day one," he said at a civic meeting Saturday.