Johnson v. Mesch Engineering, P. C.

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted defendants’ motion to admit pro hac vice out-of-State attorneys associated with a Washington, D.C., law firm specializing in products liability, negligence and breach of warranty claims that had represented defendants for several years in other matters. The court also properly denied plaintiff’s cross motion to prohibit those attorneys from participating in pretrial proceedings, including discovery. In our view, 22 NYCRR 520.9 (e) (1), which allows any court of record, at its discretion, to admit pro hac…