Mertz v. Bradford

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and defendants’ motion granted. Memorandum: Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate special circumstances warranting the presence of either a medical representative or a stenographer at physical examinations to be conducted by doctors designated for that purpose by defendants. We repeat that the examining room should not " 'be turned into a hearing room with lawyers and *963stenographers from both sides participating’ ” (Casali v Phillips, 145 AD2d 941, 942, quoting Jakubowski v Lengen, 86 AD2d 398, 401). We also repeat that "where valid reasons exist,…