Yong Gon Cha v. Warwick Hotel

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Goodman, J.), entered August 3, 1999, which, in an action by a laborer under Labor Law § 240 (1) for personal injuries, denied the motion of third-party defendant, plaintiffs employer, to vacate a prior order, entered on or about April 15, 1999, sua sponte striking its answer, upon its failure to appear at a “compliance conference,” for noncompliance with the court’s compliance conference orders of December 17, 1998 and February 25, 1999 and preliminary conference order of October 15, 1998, and sanctioning its attorneys $500 payable to the Client…