150 Centreville, LLC v. Lin Associates Architects, PC

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin E. Ritholtz, J.

The questions involved in this action are whether there should *515be any consequences to plaintiffs who commenced a litigation, waged for several years, but failed to preserve and safeguard the documents necessary to provide responses to defendants during discovery, and what ramifications and/or sanctions should flow from the failure. This opinion also raises novel issues regarding the issuance of attorney’s fees under (22 NYCRR) part 130 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, governing the award of costs and the imposition of financial…