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3 Jan 2010, 11:07 pm
Based on its finding of bad faith spoliation, the court granted plaintiff’s request for an adverse inference instruction. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 11:26 am
For third party spoliation, nontort remedies are more limited and included (1) imposing monetary and contempt sanctions against third parties served with deposition subpoenas; (2) adverse evidentiary inferences and other orders against a litigant who benefited from a third party's spoliation when a sufficient relationship existed between the litigant and third party; (3).State Bar discipline; and (4) criminal sanctions. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 6:47 am
Traditionally, a party is entitled to an adverse inference instruction as to spoliated evidence only if it can show, among other prerequisites, that the evidence was relevant to the party’s claim or defense and that the party suffered real prejudice as a result of the spoliation.Noting that it is almost impossible for a party to make such a showing when it cannot know the substance of the spoliated evidence, Judge Scheindlin created a new burden-shifting… [read post]
7 Oct 2017, 11:11 am
It leaves one wondering whether this would have been a case appropriate for summary judgment but for the sanctions and adverse inferences against Plantronics due to its spoliation. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 11:06 am
(The Sixth Circuit adopted the negligence standard for adverse inference sanctions under Rule 37 in Beaven v. [read post]
Clearing the Bar: SDNY Reminds Litigants of High Standard for Imposing Sanctions Under Rule 37(e)(2)
12 Jul 2021, 10:24 am
Bursztein provides another example of the remedial measures that may be imposed in spoliation of evidence situations under several sections of Rule 37, and the high evidentiary burden a moving party must satisfy when seeking serious sanctions of dismissal or adverse inference under Rule 37(e)(2). [read post]
Clearing the Bar: SDNY Reminds Litigants of High Standard for Imposing Sanctions Under Rule 37(e)(2)
12 Jul 2021, 10:24 am
Bursztein provides another example of the remedial measures that may be imposed in spoliation of evidence situations under several sections of Rule 37, and the high evidentiary burden a moving party must satisfy when seeking serious sanctions of dismissal or adverse inference under Rule 37(e)(2). [read post]
Clearing the Bar: SDNY Reminds Litigants of High Standard for Imposing Sanctions Under Rule 37(e)(2)
12 Jul 2021, 10:24 am
Bursztein provides another example of the remedial measures that may be imposed in spoliation of evidence situations under several sections of Rule 37, and the high evidentiary burden a moving party must satisfy when seeking serious sanctions of dismissal or adverse inference under Rule 37(e)(2). [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 11:35 am
The Court awarded attorneys’ fees and imposed an adverse inference, and I opined "Kates should thank his lucky stars the Court decided to go easy on him. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 5:02 am
Sept. 29, 2007) Plaintiff requestors sought spoliation sanctions (in the form of an adverse inference instruction) for defendant producers' failure to save electronic communications within the twenty-four hour period after the incident in question, where they notified producers within sixty days, and producers' chief technology officer had stated that communications were saved for ninety days. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 3:41 pm
For that reason, and because only intentional spoliation logically supports an adverse inference, the trial court erred when it ruled in limine that it would admit evidence and allow defense argument in support of such an inference. [read post]
16 Oct 2012, 2:15 pm
” Recognizing that it was “unlikely” that relevant documents were destroyed, the court nonetheless allowed depositions to be taken at Plaintiff’s expense and indicated its potential willingness to issue an adverse inference instruction or to dismiss some or all of Plaintiff’s claims if it was determined that spoliation occurred.Defendants filed a motion to compel Plaintiff to conduct a forensic examination of its own computer… [read post]
6 Aug 2009, 7:01 pm
Servs., Inc., 2009 WL 1387115, granting an adverse inference as a sanction for spoliation. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 9:52 am
” Accordingly, their request for an adverse inference was denied. [read post]
1 Dec 2012, 4:31 am
Failure to preserve evidence after being put on notice to do so may result in spoliation sanctions including admission or exclusion of evidence, an adverse inference jury instruction, and in federal court, the striking of the answer. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 8:20 am
Finally, the court says: the destruction of Defendants' internal emails renders it impossible for Plaintiffs to explore Defendants' motivation and state of mind in operating their websites; this is key to Plaintiffs' claim of secondary infringement based on inducement For the evidence spoliation, the court hits the defendants with adverse inference sanctions: Plaintiffs are entitled to adverse inference instructions in the form of… [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 4:16 pm
In such a case, the Court will not infer bad faith. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 5:10 pm
When evidence has been destroyed (spoliated), a judge or arbitration panel can grant a verdict against the destroying party, fine the party, or issue an adverse inference to the jury. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 11:08 am
The Court granted sanctions in the form of an adverse inference / spolitation instruction and monetary compensation to opposing counsel. [read post]
14 Oct 2022, 2:12 am
That's why their preferred remedy is an adverse inference instruction. [read post]
