United States First Circuit
ORTIZ-LOPEZ v. SOCIEDAD ESPA-OLA DE AUXILIO MUTUO Y BENEFICIENCIA DE PUERTO RICO, 00-1278
District courts have wide discretion under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. Rule 37(c) and may sanction a party for deficient expert witness disclosures by refusing to allow the expert to testify, even where this results in dismissal with prejudice for lack of substantial evidence.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/03/2001
- Published 05/03/2001
Judges
- LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John Ward-Llambí as with whom Ricardo Ruiz-Diaz and Ward & Ward were on brief for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Jeannette M. López-de-Victoria for appellee.