We agree with the IAS Court that defendant's failure to comply with any of plaintiff's discovery demands as directed in two prior court orders warrants the striking of its answer (see, Siegel, Practice Commentaries, McKinney's Cons Laws of NY, Book 7B, CPLR C3126:8, at 758-759). The willfulness of this noncompliance is inferable from the length of the delay and defendant's failure to offer an adequate excuse (see, Seamon v Apel,
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