Alai v. Shang CA4/3
In this medical malpractice case brought by Nili N. Alai, M.D., and her husband, Sam Nabili, M.D., (together, plaintiffs) against Deborah Ya-Hui Shang, M.D., the trial court issued evidentiary sanctions against Alai for her repeated abuses of the discovery process. Plaintiffs also entered into a stipulation with Shang in which they agreed not to introduce certain other evidence at trial. The trial court’s orders in this case are a result of either Alai’s abuses, including violations of court orders, for which there are consequences, or the enforcement of the parties’ stipulation.
After plaintiffs’ counsel informed the court that, without the excluded evidence, plaintiffs could not prove their case, the trial court granted Shang’s motion for a directed verdict and judgment was entered in Shang’s favor. We affirm. The trial court did not err in issuing the evidentiary sanctions or by denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.
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