Markel Insurance v. Fuel

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages that resulted from a fire in the laundry room of a camp in 2001. Although the cause of the fire is unknown, plaintiff alleged that a clothes dryer purchased from defendant Bermil Industries Corporation, Wascomat of America (hereinafter Wascomat) malfunctioned. During this action, plaintiff has served numerous disclosure demands on Wascomat. Dissatisfied with Wascomat’s responses and objections, plaintiff moved to compel complete responses. Supreme Court found some of plaintiffs demands material and reasonable, but found other requests beyond…