Security National Bank v. Jones Day

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Security National Bank .of Sioux City, Iowa, acting as conservator for minor J.M.K., brought this products liability action against Abbott Laboratories, alleging that Abbott’s baby formula caused permanent brain damage to J.M.K. After the trial jury found in favor of Abbott, the district court ordered defense counsel June K. Ghezzi to show cause why she should not be sanctioned under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(d)(2) for obstructing each deposition in which she had participated. Defense counsel was subsequently ordered 1) to produce a discovery training video…