Legal Opinion
Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc. v. Markley
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 2006No. 18S04-0602-CV-66PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 18¥04-0401-CV-183.
BOEHM, Justice.
The plaintiffs' response to the defendants' discovery request failed to identify a critical witness whose identity was known to plaintiffs' counsel. Under the circumstances of this case we conclude that this omission, in concert with other acts and omissions attributable to plaintiffs' counsel, constituted misconduct requiring a new trial.
Facts and Procedural History
On the evening of July 21, 1997, William Whitaker attended the "grand opening" of Outback Steakhouse in Muncie. There was conflicting…
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