Wheeler v. Frank

We affirm. Broad discretion is typically accorded the trial court’s supervision of disclosure (see e.g. Di Mascio v General Elec. Co., 307 AD2d 600, 601 [2003]). Generally, “the burden is on the party resisting disclosure to show that the materials sought were prepared solely for litigation and this burden cannot be satisfied with wholly conclusory allegations” (Claverack Coop. Ins. Co. v Nielsen, 296 AD2d 789, 789 [2002] [internal citation omitted]; see Friend v SDTC-Center for Discovery, Inc., 13 AD3d 827, 829 [2004]). In opposition to plaintiffs motion, defendants relied entirely upon…