Legal Opinion
Abbadessa v. Sprint
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 4, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Golia, J.), dated May 24, 2001, which granted his motion for a protective order only to the extent of limiting the issues on which the defendants could depose nonparty witness Christine M. Crisafulli.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in permitting the defendants to depose nonparty witness Christine M. Crisafulli regarding the plaintiff’s alleged failure to follow her recommendations for treatment,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Bostrom v. William Penn Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Goldblatt v. Avis Rent A Car System, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Heitzman v. AbrahamsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983