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California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 21, 2017

Appeals court upholds dismissal of case as attorney sanction

The much-watched ruling that upheld the dismissal of an action against Wal-Mart as a sanction for plaintiffs’ attorney Cory J. Briggs.

Appeals court upholds dismissal of case as attorney sanction
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The 4th District Court of Appeal this week published a much-watched ruling that upheld the dismissal of an action against Wal-Mart as a sanction for high-profile San Diego plaintiffs’ attorney Cory J. Briggs disobeying discovery orders.

The 3-0 ruling, written by Justice Douglas P. Miller, was issued unpublished on Nov. 28, but Miller certified it for publication Tuesday after requests from several land use defense firms and the San...

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