Legal Opinion
Dolores Comstock v. UPS Ground Freight, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2014No. 13-2773PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Responding to serious misconduct during discovery, the district court 1 sanctioned Dolores Comstock by dismissing her lawsuit. Comstock appeals this dismissal, and we affirm.
This suit arose from a nighttime automobile accident in February 2011. After Allen Howard allegedly rear-ended a vehicle driven by William Gumby, Gumby sued Howard and his employer, UPS Ground Freight, Inc. (together, “UPS”). Contending that Gumby’s health might have contributed to the accident, UPS requested information such as Gumby’s medical records and the identity of anyone with knowledge…
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