Milliken & Co. v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward J. Greenfield, J.

Claimants move to quash subpoenas duces tecum served upon them by the Comptroller of the City of New York. The City of New York (City) cross-moves to compel compliance with subpoenas.

The 64 claimants have each filed a notice of claim against the City of New York sounding in negligence as a result of a water main break and subsequent fire at a transformer vault of Con Edison Co. resulting in loss of electricity to the garment center area of New York City in August 1983. The Comptroller of the City of New York served subpoenas duces tecum upon all…