Case Law
Disputed restoration expected to cost less than the motion practice about it
In this case alleging patent infringement, the court held that restoration of an email archiving system would be proportional to the value of the case.…
Court rejects invasive and overbroad requests in data privacy case
In this data privacy class action, the court denied the defendant’s request to inspect the plaintiffs’ mobile devices.
Court concludes that ‘egregious’ spoliation warrants ‘harshest sanction available’
In this computer hacking case, the court concluded that one defendant blatantly and intentionally spoliated critical evidence.
Anti-forensic software and intentional deletion of text messages earns adverse inference
In this copyright infringement case, the court imposed sanctions on specific defendants for their continued discovery abuses.
Party produced over 100,000 documents after the close of discovery
In this breach of contract case, the court sanctioned the plaintiff for “gross misconduct” in discovery. The court imposed evidentiary and monetary sanctions, though it…
Finding ‘gross negligence, not intentional malfeasance,’ court denies adverse inference
In this wrongful death case, the court imposed FRCP 37(e) sanctions, finding that spoliation caused prejudice, but denied an adverse inference.
