Legal Opinion
Kevin F. Marchand v. Mercy Medical Center, an Idaho Corporation, and Neil K. Farris, D.O.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1994No. 92-36733PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge EUGENE A. WRIGHT.
EUGENE A WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Kevin Marchand $4.2 million in a medical malpractice action. He then petitioned to recover attorneys’ fees and costs under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(c), because three defendants failed to admit key requests for admission that he proved at trial. The district court ordered Dr. Neil Farris to pay Marehand’s reasonable expenses. Farris appeals this award and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Kevin Marchand was seriously injured in an industrial accident. To prevent movement of his neck, paramedics placed him on a back board with a cervical…
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