1861 Dismissal as a sanction for discovery abuse is not a termination on the merits sufficient to support a subsequent action for malicious prosecution.
PATTIZ v MINYE (Box of Papers) 61 CA4 822 [See: Lackner v LaCroix 25 C3 747; Robbins v Blecher 52 CA4 886, T/AT 3/97; Eells v Rosenblum 36 CA4 1848, T/AT 9/95; Minasian v Sapse 80 CA3 823]
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