William Harmon v. Csx Transportation, Inc.

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• holding that the appellant could not complain of lack of notice where the defendant had filed a motion to dismiss
• holding that the plaintiff could not complain of lack of notice where the defendant filed a motion to dismiss
• holding that the defendant was prejudiced by the plaintiffs failure to cooperate in discovery because the defendant “waste[d] time, money, and effort in pursuit of cooperation which [the plaintiff] was legally obligated to provide”
• explaining that the court “do[es] not assume that lesser sanctions were not considered simply because their consideration is not articulated”
• holding that the defendant was prejudiced by the plaintiff’s failure to cooperate in discovery because the defendant “waste[d] time, money, and effort in pursuit of cooperation which [the plaintiff] was legally obligated to provide”
• insisting that “the imposition of lesser sanctions is & factor in our review, not a sine qua non for affirmance”

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