State v. Monarch Chemicals, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Howard A. Zeller, J.

Defendant Jones Chemicals, Inc. (Jones) moves pursuant to CPLR 3103, 3122 and 3133 for a protective order regarding certain information and materials sought by plaintiff State of New York in a set of interrogatories and a notice to produce.

This action concerns the alleged pollution of a municipal water supply by the improper storage and handling of hazardous chemicals. Defendants are involved in various capacities in the transport and storage of hazardous waste at a site on Prentice Road in the Town of Vestal. The factual background and particular…