JOHNSON v. PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA, INC.

Docket No. G013438.

28 Cal.App.4th 613 (1994)

34 Cal. Rptr.2d 26

SUSAN ELIZABETH JOHNSON et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

August 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Kirkland & Ellis, Jeffrey S. Davidson and Mary A. Blodgett for Defendant and Appellant.

Greene, Broillet, Taylor & Wheeler, Browne Greene, Brian J. Panish, Esner, Marylander, Zakheim & Higa, Stuart B. Esner and Rosalyn S. Zakheim for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

SONENSHINE, J.

Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc. (Pratt) appeals from a $4.9 million judgment in a wrongful death action by the heirs of two United States Marine Corps pilots killed in a helicopter crash. Pratt contends the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant relief from discovery sanctions, which precluded it from contesting liability or proving the comparative fault of others who may have been responsible...

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