Rivers v. LSC PARTNERSHIP

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• explaining that appellate courts \generally defer to a trial court's disposition of discovery matters unless the court has abused its discretion or its determination is based on a mistaken understanding of the applicable law\
• explaining that we review rulings on discovery matters for abuse of discretion
• stating the four conditions that warrant a finding of exceptional circumstances
• addressing the plaintiff's reliance on O'Donnell and concluding there was no abuse of discretion where counsel provided ''no valid explanation'' for his lack of due diligence prior to a family member's death at the end of the discovery period
• \[D]elays arising out of efforts to resolve a matter through negotiations are not sufficient to justify an extension of time.\
• exceptional circumstances not established where plaintiff's counsel failed to pursue discovery from defendant and obtain an expert report in a timely manner

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