Senn v. Surgidev Corp.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This matter came before this court on the appeal of the defendant, Surgidev Corp. (Surgidev), from a Superior Court order granting the motion of the plaintiff, Ruth M. Senn (Senn), for a default judgment 1 and contempt and her request for costs.
This appeal in large part reflects an escalated level of conflict between the parties’ attorneys regarding discovery matters. This conflict has diverted the course of this lawsuit from actually addressing the merits of Senn’s claims and Surgidev’s defenses. The facts and travel of the case are detailed below. Because we are…
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