WILLIE ADAMS v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Jan 20, 2022

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Thomas J. Joyce and Hailey A. Tutton, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania and Floyd Don Davis, Winchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Willie Adams.

Attorneys 2: Brooks E. Kostakis and John J. Bennett, Memphis, Tennessee and Thomas R. Peters, Belleville, Illinois, for the appellee, Illinois Central Railroad Company.

Judge(s): STAFFORD

Appellee alleges that Appellant abused the discovery process. The trial court agreed, granting Appellee’s motion to exclude Appellant’s expert witnesses and, consequently, granting summary judgment in Appellee’s favor. Because the basis for the imposition of the sanction is unclear and the trial court does not engage in the necessary analysis regarding discovery sanctions, we vacate and remand for further proceedings.

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