AMATO v. VERIZON N.Y. INC.

Index No. 158593/17. Appeal No. 15876-15877. Case No. 2021-04008. 2021-02729.

205 A.D.3d 406 (2022)

168 N.Y.S.3d 36

2022 NY Slip Op 02939

Laura Amato, Respondent, v. Verizon New York Inc., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, New York ( Patrick J. Lawless of counsel), for appellant.

Law Offices of Louis Grandelli, P.C., New York ( Leigh D. Eskenasi of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Gesmer, Moulton, Mendez, Higgitt, JJ.


Defendant's cross motion for a protective order was properly denied because the representatives already deposed were not present when the utility box that allegedly caused plaintiff's injury was installed, and could not say with certainty whether Delprete, a field manager for defendant, was present. Further, there is a substantial likelihood that Delprete would be able to provide material and necessary information (see Alexopoulos v Metropolitan Transp. Auth.,

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