LAGOA, Judge.
Appellant, Maria Incarnacion ("Incarnacion"), the defendant below, appeals an order dismissing the proceedings for Incarnacion's counsel's failure to appear at a case management conference. Because we find that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the proceedings, we reverse.
While a trial court's decision to impose sanctions is discretionary, that discretion is not absolute. The imposition of sanctions requires wrongdoing by the...
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