Florida Marine Enterprises v. Bailey

BROWN, LUCY, Associate Judge.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in striking four improperly listed expert witnesses is the question presented by this appeal. At issue is the trial court’s power to enforce its own pretrial order, and the meaning of:(1) “listing” a witness;(2) “prejudice;” and(3) ability to “cure prejudice.”

Dawn Bailey was injured in a rear-end collision in December 1990. Suit was filed in 1991. Defendant admitted liability; the trial court, by order issued in late August 1992, set the damages trial on a jury docket starting October 26, 1992, with a Pretrial…