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CHRYSLER CORP. v. CAREY

No. 98-4020.

186 F.3d 1016 (1999)

CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Appellee, v. John J. CAREY; Joseph P. Danis; Carey & Danis, L.L.C., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 5, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin M. Green, Clayton, Missouri, argued (Joe D. Jacobson, Clayton, Missouri, on the brief), for Appellants.

John E. Hall, St. Louis, Missouri, argued (Barry A. Short and Gary M. Smith, St. Louis, Missouri, on the brief), for appellee.

Before: BEAM and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, District Judge.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Chrysler brought this action for breach of fiduciary duty against its former counsel. Chrysler alleged that its former counsel had shared or used its confidential information to aid attorneys prosecuting product liability claims against Chrysler. After four days of trial, the evidence established repeated discovery abuses by the defendants. As a sanction, the district court2 struck the pleadings of the defendants,...

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