Michael v. St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered July 17, 1992, which precluded the examination before trial of defendant’s witness due to plaintiffs’ failure to comply with a previous oral discovery order of the court, unanimously reversed on the law and the facts, with costs.

At a June 8, 1992 pre-trial conference plaintiff was orally directed to provide authorizations for medical information no later than the date of an EBT of defendant’s employee, which was required to take place prior to the next conference date, July 6, and which was ultimately scheduled for June 29.…