BRS&W Associates v. W.R. Grace & Co.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Diane A. Lebedeff, J.), entered June 2, 1989, granting plaintiffs’ motion for a protective order, pursuant to CPLR 3103 (a), unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiffs commenced this action against defendants alleging, inter alia, that defendants fraudulently misrepresented their oil and gas development investment philosophy as one of diversification, to induce plaintiffs’ investment in the Grace 1981 Private Drilling Program, a limited partnership. In their notice to produce, defendants sought plaintiffs’ tax returns for a 10-year period and all…