Legal Opinion
Whitaker v. Becker
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 2012No. 02S03-1201-CT-27PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
After an automobile collision in which Travis Becker struck Rickey Whitaker from behind, Whitaker filed suit for personal injuries.
Over the next year, Whitaker’s lawyer ignored repeated requests to provide infor-ntation about his client’s medical treatment, finally responded only after the trial court ordered him to do so, and then supplied false and misleading information, and did so in a way that palpably damaged the defendant’s ability to ascertain the facts necessary to litigate the only real issue in the case.
Becker filed a motion for sanctions, seeking dismissal…
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