Klau-Med, Inc. v. Bodyworks Medical, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing its action as a sanction for discovery violations. Because we conclude that the court failed to consider less onerous sanctions for the violations and to explain why those lesser sanctions were inadequate, we reverse.

Plaintiff brought this action for breach of contract and intentional interference with business relations in February 1996. On March 28, 1996, defendants served plaintiff with a request for production of documents in the action. On May 16, 1996, plaintiff served a response to that request, objecting to certain requests and agreeing to…