Douglas v. Burley ex rel. Hill

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. James A. Burley filed a wrongful-death action on June 7, 2004, for the deaths of his daughter and grandchildren resulting from a vehicular accident between his daughter and an employee of Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association (collectively ‘YVEPA”). During the course of discovery, YVEPA attempted to determine whether Burley would support his theory of liability with expert testimony. Following two motions to compel for *694Rule 26(b)(4)1 disclosures, Burley’s withdrawal of his liability expert, the close of discovery, and four trial settings, Burley…