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Carol Gagne FUSCO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1993) | 11 F.3d 259; 28 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 342; 38 Fed. R. Serv. 677; 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 31540; 1993 WL 494155

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TL;DR: The court affirmed the exclusion of defendant General Motors' videotaped demonstrations in a product liability suit, finding they lacked substantial similarity to accident conditions and upholding sanctions for untimely discovery.

Legal Significance: This case reinforces trial court discretion in excluding demonstrative evidence lacking substantial similarity to actual events and in managing discovery, including the exclusion of untimely supplemental expert materials.