STELLA EX REL. EST. OF STELLA v. SPAULDING

No. 11-327.

67 A.3d 247 (2013)

2013 VT 8

Albert STELLA, as Next of Kin and in His Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Deborah A. Stella v. Laurie SPAULDING, M.D. and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew G. Hart of Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facey & Goss, P.C., Rutland, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

S. Crocker Bennett, II and David M. Pocius of Paul Frank + Collins P.C., Burlington, for Defendants-Appellees.

Present: DOOLEY, SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ., and BENT, Supr. J., Specially Assigned.


SKOGLUND, J.

¶ 1. In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff appeals the court's entry of judgment in defendants' favor following the court's discovery sanction, which precluded plaintiff from offering expert testimony or evidence regarding defendants' negligence due to plaintiff's repeated failure to adequately reply to interrogatories. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the discovery response was sufficient and the court abused its discretion in concluding...

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