The trial court properly exercised its discretion in precluding defendant from calling a witness that it produced without notice on the final day of testimony, a day added by the court at defendant’s request in order to hear testimony on another matter (see Feldsberg v Nitschke, 49 NY2d 636, 643 [1980]). Moreover, defendant had failed to exercise due diligence in securing the witness’s attendance (see Herbert v Edwards Super Food Stores-Finast Supermarkets, 253 AD2d 789 [1998]), and the proposed testimony was not material. The jury’s finding that plaintiff was not comparatively negligent is supported by the weight of the evidence, which shows that the metal spike over which plaintiff tripped and fell was thin, dark, protruded only a few inches from the sidewalk, and was not plainly visible at night (see Nallan v Helmsley-Spear, Inc., 50 NY2d 507, 516-517 [1980]; McDermott v Coffee Beanery, Ltd., 9 AD3d 195, 206 [2004]). While plaintiff sustained a severe brain injury resulting in, inter alia, permanent cognitive impairment affecting her memory, concentration, organizational ability and emotional response, the award of $5 million for future pain and suffering deviates materially from what is reasonable compensation under the circumstances, and we accordingly reduce the award therefor as indicated (CPLR 5501 [c]; Reed v City of New York, 304 AD2d 1, 6-7 [2003], lv denied 100 NY2d 503 [2003]).
The dissent’s downplay of Reed as an appropriate damage analogue does not withstand scrutiny. In addition to her myriad injuries, which prevented her from holding a simple job for more than a few months, the plaintiff there suffered seizures, which she would likely suffer in the future, as a result of the accident. Furthermore, she was found to be demented due to memory loss and an inability to perform thought-control functions.
The award for future lost earnings based upon projected annual earnings of $150,000 is speculative in view of evidence that plaintiff never interviewed for and was never offered the position that would have paid her that amount (cf. Cranston v Oxford Resources Corp., 173 AD2d 757, 758 [1991], lv denied 78 NY2d 860 [1991]). However, the evidence does show that plaintiff had bright career prospects and that her annual salary would have increased from the $75,000 she was earning at the time of the accident. Based upon the estimates provided by plaintiffs economist, an award of $5,278,119 constitutes reasonable compensation for future lost earnings. The jury’s award for past lost earnings exceeds the $466,652 calculated by her own economist and otherwise lacks support, and we modify accordingly. Concur—Sullivan, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.