Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 12, 2013 (Cooper v. McInnes)

Lahtinen, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (O’Shea, J.), entered February 14, 2013 in Chemung County, which, among other things, denied plaintiffs’ motion for a protective order.

Plaintiffs commenced this negligence action alleging various injuries caused by exposure to lead paint when they were children residing in apartment buildings managed or owned by defendants.