A Pennsylvania plaintiffs attorney and his clients have been sanctioned for “repeated failures and/or refusals to participate in deposition” in a motor vehicle accident case that has been ongoing for seven years.

Monroe County Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge Linda Wallach Miller, on special assignment with the Pike County Court of Common Pleas, granted defendant Katlyn Horacek’s motion for sanctions in the case. Wallach Miller said plaintiffs Amanda Middaugh, Sarina Middaugh and Raymond Middaugh, along with their attorney, Charles Kannebecker, failed to comply with two court orders requiring their attendance at depositions, needlessly dragging out the case for years and prejudicing the defense.