We add that the mere hope, expressed by plaintiffs, that evidence sufficient to establish defendants' assumption of a duty to plaintiffs' decedent may be obtained during discovery does not fulfill their obligation to demonstrate the likelihood of such disclosure (CPLR 3212 [f]) and, thus, is insufficient to defeat defendants' motions for summary judgment (Frierson v Concourse Plaza Assocs.,
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