Sierra Life Insurance v. Magic Valley Newspapers, Inc.

BISTLINE, Justice.

Magic Valley Newspapers, Inc., William Howard, Richard High and William Lazarus (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “newspaper” 1), appeal a monetary judgment entered against them for libel. As a result of the defendants’ refusal to obey its discovery order, the trial court struck all defendants’ pleadings, thus placing them in default. The discovery order required them to identify confidential sources consulted in the process of preparing articles alleged by the plaintiff-respondent Sierra Life Insurance Go. (hereinafter “Sierra”) to be libelous.

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