· 6/7/2004
Alexander v. Jackson Radiology Associates
Citations
- 156 S.W.3d 11
- 2004 Tenn. App. LEXIS 359
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that Rule 37 does not “explicitly provide for sanctions for discovery abuse absent a court order”
- reviewing the “totality of the circumstances presented” in determining that sanctions were warranted pursuant to the trial court’s “inherent authority to take actions to prevent abuse of the discovery process”
- involving a situation where there was “blatant, inexcusable, [and] repeated lying” about discovery abuse
- affirming award of sanctions even when non-compliance with an order was not at issue
- recognizing the trial court’s “inherent authority”
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Judges: David R. Farmer
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