In re Porter

1 Citing case

  1. Life Plus Intern. v. Brown

    317 F.3d 799 (8th Cir. 2003)   Cited 40 times
    Finding no abuse of discretion where plaintiff did not make an offer of proof concerning what evidence it was forced to forego due to time limits

    We review evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion, according such decisions "substantial deference." Gagnon v. Sprint Corp., 284 F.3d 839, 856 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 123 S.Ct. 485, 154 L.Ed.2d 396 and ___ U.S. ___, 123 S.Ct. 491, 154 L.Ed.2d 420 (2002). In her proffered testimony, Ms. Werner stated that on Saturday, December 4, 1999, Fran Brown telephoned her and attempted to recruit her to join PrePaid Legal. (Trial Tr. at 58, May 3, 2001.)