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EDWARD MATUSZAK et al., Appellants, v. B.R.K. BRANDS, INC., Respondent.

The defendant established its prima facie entitlement to summary judgment by proffering, inter alia, documentary evidence that the subject fire was not caused by its rechargeable First Alert flashlight, but by a clothes dryer. In opposition, the plaintiffs failed to raise a triable issue of fact.

Moreover, the plaintiffs certified this matter as trial ready, filed a note of issue, voiced no objection to the manner in which discovery was proceeding, and did not make any application to compel disclosure until they cross-moved in opposition to the defendant's summary judgment motion. In such instances, the law is well settled that a claim of incomplete discovery will not defeat a prima facie showing of entitlement to summary judgment ( see Guarino v. Mohawk Containers Co., 59 NY2d 753; Kraeling v. Leading Edge Elec., 2 AD3d 789; Federoff v. Camperlengo, 215 AD2d 806; Kracker v. Spartan Chem. Co., 183 AD2d 810; Dabbs v. City of Peekskill, 178 AD2d 577; Hecht v. Vanderbilt Assoc., 141 AD2d 696).

The plaintiffs' remaining contentions are without merit.

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MATUSZAK v. B.R.K. BRANDS, INC
(Nov 28, 2005)