United States Eighth Circuit

A sanction order dismissing a product liability suit involving injuries arising out of a tractor roll-over accident is reversed where the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the action for spoliation of evidence without first determining whether a plaintiff acted in bad faith.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2006
• Published 03/16/2006

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HEANEY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was J. Michael Ponder of Cape Girardeau, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was John E. Galvin of St. Louis, MO. Donald J. Ohl of Edwardsville, IL appeared on the brief.