Sawh v. Bridges
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Thompson, J.
The issue presented for our determination on this appeal is whether Special Term abused its discretion by imposing the harsh sanction of dismissal for the plaintiffs failure to comply with certain orders of disclosure. We find that the conduct of the plaintiffs counsel in failing to permit discovery and inspection of a CAT scan of the plaintiff despite a notice for production and two prior court orders with respect thereto can properly be characterized as willful and contumacious. Accordingly, dismissal of the complaint was a proper exercise of discretion and…
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