Drejka v. Hitchens Tire Service Inc.

BERGER, Justice:

In this appeal, we consider whether the Superior Court abused its discretion in dismissing appellants’ personal injury claims as the sanction for discovery violations. The trial court must exercise eon-trol over its calendar, and attorneys who ignore deadlines should be sanctioned. But dismissal is the ultimate sanction, and generally it should not be used except in extreme cases, where other sanctions have proved ineffective. This is not such a case. Appellants’ attorneys had no excuse for their dilatory behavior, and they (not their clients) should be required to pay all of…