Defamation and negligence per se claim dismissed as discovery sanction.
Where a plaintiff repeatedly failed to comply with discovery requests and discovery orders and lied about the existence of discoverable information, the trial court’s dismissal of the case and award of attorney’s fees as a sanction was affirmed. In Plofchan v. Hughey, No. M2021-00853-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 5, 2024),