· 5/14/1906
Tacoma Ry. & Power Co. v. Geiger
Citations
- 145 F. 504
- 76 C.C.A. 252
- 1906 U.S. App. LEXIS 4000
How courts have described this case
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- noting that, while “the Rules do not require in every case that a complete and unchangeable damages computation be presented at the outset of the case,” the “key inquiry” for purposes of Rule 26(e
- collecting cases declining to exclude evidence when any prejudice from late disclosure can be remedied through a short extension of discovery
- “The level of specificity for the damages computation varies 20 depending on the stage of the litigation and the claims at issue” (emphasis added)
- ‘Absent a showing of bad faith or other misconduct, courts are leery of imposing 13] the harsh sanction of exclusion absent a significant possibility of preyudice.”
- “The purposes of the initial disclosure requirements are important and clear. Parties should be put on notice of the factual and legal contentions of the opposing party”
- “There is no bright line rule that such 20 supplementation [a damages calculation] is improper if made after the expert disclosure deadline 21 or even after the close of discovery.”
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Judges: Ross
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