BLAIR v. TA-SEATTLE EAST # 176

No. 62033-9-I.

210 P.3d 326 (2009)

Maureen T. BLAIR and Kenneth E. Blair, Appellants, v. TA-SEATTLE EAST # 176, dba Travelcenters of America, Respondent, and Oak Hill Capital Management, Inc., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd S. Richardson, Clarkston, WA, for Appellants.

Rodney L. Umberger Jr., Daniel W. Ferm, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 A trial court has the authority to strike a party's witnesses as a sanction where there is a showing of intentional or tactical nondisclosure, willful violation of a court order, or unconscionable conduct. A party's failure to meet specific court ordered discovery deadlines is a presumptively willful violation of the court's orders. Here, a personal injury plaintiff repeatedly failed to timely disclose possible witnesses and offered no reasonable...

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