Maddox v. Wendler

How courts have described this case

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• holding that Rule 26 requires “more than a lump sum statement of the damages allegedly sustained”
• recognizing that Rule 26(a)(1)(c) anticipates supplemental disclosures with ever-greater level of detail as discovery progresses
• noting that Rule 26(a) seeks to “ ‘accelerate the exchange of basic information’ that is ‘needed in most cases to prepare for trial or make an informed decision about settlement’”
• explaining that damages computations are meant to put defendants on notice as to potential 4 liability exposure so that, inter alia, they can make informed decisions as to discovery strategy
• noting that damage disclosures generally must 19 contain analysis and computation
• finding plaintiff need not disclose a precise calculation where many of the relevant documents remained in defendants’ hands

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