New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 6/7/2005

Rivers v. LSC PARTNERSHIP

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874 A.2d 597
378 N.J. Super. 68

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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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Judges: Judges Newman, Axelrad and R.B. Coleman

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