The stakes could hardly be higher than the multi-billion dollar design patent trial between high tech titans Apple and Samsung – both are among the top 30 largest global companies. Apple’s iPhone invented the smart phone category and this suit alleges that Samsung copied the iPhone’s design in violation of its patents. With hundreds of […]
Despite No Evidence of Spoliation, Court Orders Up to $70K in Sanctions for Preservation Failures Anyway
A District Judge in New Jersey upheld the opinion of a Magistrate’s finding of sanctions on appeal in a liability case out of U.S. District of New Jersey – despite the fact that no evidence of spoliation was concretely found. We first learned about this from Scott Etish’s post at E-Discovery Law Alert. The opinion […]
If You Don’t Issue a Legal Hold, Now the Court May Do It for You
Synventive Molding Solutions v. Husky Injection Molding Systems, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105306 (D. Vt. Mar. 13, 2009) A recent case out of the U.S. District Court of Vermont may be the next seminal case for legal holds as the judge clarified several ambiguous points around legal holds. Judge Conroy’s opinion and order for Synventive […]
