employment
Negligent Spoliation Inadequate For Dismissal
In this employment case, the court sanctioned the plaintiff for destroying cell phone records and lying under oath.
Plaintiff cannot shield cell phone records that his claim makes relevant
In this employment case, the court chastised the recalcitrant plaintiff and his counsel for inexplicably refusing to produce relevant phone records.
A rare intentional spoliation tort case further restricts the claim’s scope
Ohio recently limited the scope of its tort for intentional spoliation to deletion or alteration, not mere withholding or concealment, of evidence.
Request Quashed: No Proof of Proportionality
In this EEO case, the court quashed a deposition of the city’s mayor where the plaintiff failed to show his testimony was relevant or proportional.
Court Orders Specific Discovery After Complete ‘Breakdown’ Between Parties
Read the Bird v. Wells Fargo case summary on employment discrimination to see why the court ordered specific discovery after the process broke down.