discovery
Party ‘repeatedly and consistently [took] knowing and intentional action to destroy evidence’
In this case alleging breach of contract and trade secret theft, the North Carolina Business Court granted the plaintiff a preliminary injunction after the defendant…
Court ‘will not tolerate the destruction or concealment of evidence’
In this case seeking unpaid overtime wages, the court previously imposed sanctions against the defendants for their discovery abuses. This order denied their motion to…
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.
