Catino v. Kirschbaum

In a medical malpractice action, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCaffrey, J.), entered February 10, 1986, as denied his motion for a protective order vacating certain items of the respondents’ demand for the disclosure of the qualifications of his experts.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

While CPLR 3101 (d) (1) (i) grants a party the right to not disclose the name of a prospective medical expert, its underlying purpose is not to preclude any possibility of identifying an…