Legal Opinion
Palmisano v. Toth
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 7, 1993No. 92-350-M.PPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This case is before us on the defendants’ petition for certiorari, seeking review of a Superior Court order that granted the plaintiffs’ motions to compel the production of documents relating to the defendants’ personal financial information and to compel the defendants to answer similar questions at reconvened depositions. The defendants also ask this court for guidance regarding procedures to be followed during the course of discovery when a party seeking punitive damages requests disclosure of another’s financial assets.
The facts of the underlying cause of action, as…
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