Opinion
November 17, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Satterfield, J.).
Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, with one bill of costs, the motion is granted, and the actions are consolidated.
In the interests of judicial economy, to avoid inconsistent verdicts and in the absence of demonstrable prejudice, the motion to consolidate these two actions to recover damages for personal injuries arising out of two separate, work-related accidents should have been granted ( see, McIver v. Canning, 204 A.D.2d 698; Gabran v. O Y Liberty Plaza Co., 174 A.D.2d 708; Dolce v. Jones, 145 A.D.2d 594; Heck v. Waldbaum's Supermarkets, 134 A.D.2d 568).
Bracken, J. P., Joy, Altman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.