Opinion ID: 781170
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Extent of Plaintiff's Personal Responsibility

Text: 17 The District Court found that Rodale presented no evidence and made no allegation that WCI — as opposed to WCI's counsel — was responsible for the failures to meet discovery deadlines, and therefore this factor does not weigh in favor of precluding the damages evidence. Rodale counters that this finding is contradicted by the record, as Reginald Ware, the alter ego of WCI and the only plaintiff's witness to testify as to damages, refused on a number of occasions to appear for a scheduled deposition. Notwithstanding, we need not disturb the District Court's finding on this point. Again, no single Poulis factor is dispositive, and even assuming that WCI does not bear responsibility for its counsel's conduct, consideration of the remaining factors still compels affirming the District Court's decision to sanction WCI and dismiss the breach of contract claim.