Bent v. Sears, Roebuck, & Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Geoffrey D. Wright, J.), entered August 28, 2014, which granted plaintiffs motion for an order striking defendants’ answers for failure to comply with a prior order, same court (Jeffrey K. Oing, J.), entered on or about July 25, 2013, and entered a default judgment against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly struck defendants’ answers in this products liability action. The sheer number of discovery orders, two as the result of motions on notice, evidenced substantial and gratuitous delay from which contumaciousness can be…