Decided February 16, 1999 BELLACOSA, J.: The civil lawsuits, assembled within this consolidated discovery dispute, stem from negligence claims of individuals and businesses that allege various injuries and damages as a result of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. At issue are plaintiffs' pretrial efforts to obtain WTC building security plans and documents from the Port Authority. Defendant PA opposes this document turnover on grounds of public safety. It asserts New York's public interest privilege
No. 2010-06886. June 21, 2011. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Slobod, J.), dated April 21, 2010, which granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied their cross motion for leave to serve an amended complaint to add a cause of action based on General Municipal Law § 205-e. Grant Longworth, LLP, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (Marie R. Hodukavich of counsel), for appellants