In this ruling the court required the plaintiff to retain an e-discovery vendor to conduct an extensive forensic analysis of electronic data sources.
Texas Judge Orders Adverse Inference Sanction for ‘Staggering’ Loss of Evidence
In this case, the Texas Judge court issued adverse inference sanctions against the plaintiff for extreme data loss and bad faith.
Spoliation Four Ways: Washington Court Orders $25,000 and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
Court fines defendant for failure to issue a legal hold, deletion of evidence and refusal to cooperate with discovery process.
Selective Preservation of Text Messages Uncovered with an Undisclosed Subpoena that Is Allowed to Impeach Evidence; Adverse Inference Sanction Results
Selective deletion of text messages results in adverse inference sanction in sexual harassment case.
Puerto Rico Magistrate Judge Denies Adverse Inference Motion Absent of Prejudice for Spoliation of Executives’ Personal Email
Defendant avoids adverse inference sanction after issuing timely legal hold and being willing to recover lost electronically stored information (ESI).
Kansas Federal Court Finds No Prejudice as Grounds for Denying Spoliations Sanctions
In Herrmann v. Rain Link, the magistrate judge recommended an adverse inference be denied because the plaintiff couldn’t show spoliation of ESI.
