North State Autobahn, Inc. v. Progressive Insurance Group

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for fraud, the plaintiffs appeal from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Lefkowitz, J.), entered May 25, 2010, as granted that branch of the defendants’ motion which was for a protective order precluding the plaintiffs from compelling defense witness Victor Politzi to answer certain questions at his deposition on the ground of attorney-client privilege.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to…