Lou ex rel. Chen v. Otis Elevator Co.

Agnes, Peter W., J.

1. This is a motion by the plaintiffs for an order compelling the defendant to answer interrogatories and to produce documents that arises in the context of a products liability action based on injuries suffered by plaintiff Kevin Lou in 1998 when he was four years old. The incident occurred at the Changzhou Tianyuan Department Store in Changzhou, People’s Republic of China. Plaintiff allegedly injured his hand when it became entrapped between the step tread and the skirt panel of an Otis model e510 escalator. The elevator was sold to the department store in question by an…