Sanctions
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…
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.
