United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal with prejudice of a suit against the manufacturer of a power strip, based on discovery violations, is reversed where the district court failed to make a finding of bad faith or willfulness, or consider lesser sanction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/10/2002
• Published 10/10/2002

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary P. Paul, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John D. Wendler, argued, Edwardsville, IL (Beth A. Bauer, Edwardsville, IL, on the brief), for appellee.