Jeffrey S. Ween & Associates v. Labovsky

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered June 5, 1998, which, inter alia, dismissed plaintiff’s complaint and replies to defendants’ counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

After having been ordered to appear personally at an adjourned conference because counsel was unable to answer questions related to discovery issues, plaintiff’s principal, Jeffrey Ween, did not attend the conference but instead sent counsel, who submitted a letter of engagement by Ween. Upon questioning by the court, it was disclosed that, contrary to the allegations in his letter,…