Flott v. Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Nancy Flott appeals the trial court’s dismissal without prejudice of her medical malpractice claim against Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc. and Dr. Joseph Schifilliti (“Appellees”) for her failure to comply with the trial court’s discovery order. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

After Flott’s expert witness, Dr. Klemann, withdrew from the case, Flott concealed this fact from Appellees’ counsel and the trial court. Instead, Flott unnecessarily prolonged the discovery process by allowing Appellees to believe Dr. Klemann was still her expert and delaying the…