A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s personal injury claim based on his willful and contumacious failure to participate in discovery.
Case: Patrick v. Lend Lease (US) Construction LMB Inc., No. 2019-09905, 03/09/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Harvel Patrick filed a personal injury action in 2016 to recover damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained in connection with an accident while employed as an electrician on a construction site.
In August 2017, the Orange County Supreme Court issued an order for party depositions to be completed...
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