Blair v. TA-Seattle East No. 176

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• holding trial court abused its discretion by not applying Burnet factors before excluding witnesses disclosed after court’s deadline
• holding trial court abused its discretion by not applying Burnet factors before excluding witnesses disclosed after court's deadline
• noting that the trial court did not make Burnet findings on the record where it did not engage in a colloquy with counsel or hear oral argument and did not include the findings in the written order
• declining to do the Burnet analysis on appeal for the first time
• trial court excluded witnesses that plaintiff added three weeks before trial
• “Mayer clearly held that trial courts do not have to utilize Burnet when imposing lesser sanctions, such as monetary sanctions, but must consider its factors before imposing a harsh sanction such as witness exclusion.”

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