Opinion
June 13, 2000.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Ramos, J.), entered February 22, 2000, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendant's motion for a protective order, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Dan M. Rice, for plaintiff-appellant.
Michael P. Zweig, for defendant-respondent.
Before: Rosenberger, J.P., Nardelli, Ellerin, Andrias, Saxe, JJ.
Discovery was properly limited to information material and necessary to the prosecution of plaintiff's claim, and properly conditioned upon plaintiff's execution of a confidentiality agreement upon a showing of defendant's legitimate interest in keeping the financial affairs of itself and its clients private (see, Dawson v. White Case, 184 A.D.2d 246). We have considered plaintiff's various objections to the proposed confidentiality agreement and find them unavailing.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.