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11 Mar 2014, 11:50 am by K&L Gates
” The Magistrate Judge therefore recommended that the jury be “given a spoliation instruction that would entitle the jury to draw an adverse inference that a party who intentionally spoliated evidence did so in order to conceal evidence that was unfavorable to that party” and that Defendants be sanctioned in the amount of $27,500. [read post]
14 May 2021, 9:48 am by Paul M. Hauge
The court also held that the trial court had erred in denying JJCI’s motion for a separate trial after granting the plaintiffs’ motion for an adverse inference instruction against Imerys for spoliation of evidence. [read post]
14 May 2021, 9:48 am by Paul M. Hauge
The court also held that the trial court had erred in denying JJCI’s motion for a separate trial after granting the plaintiffs’ motion for an adverse inference instruction against Imerys for spoliation of evidence. [read post]
14 May 2021, 9:48 am by Paul M. Hauge
The court also held that the trial court had erred in denying JJCI’s motion for a separate trial after granting the plaintiffs’ motion for an adverse inference instruction against Imerys for spoliation of evidence. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 5:03 pm by K&L Gates
Contemplating an appropriate sanction, the court declined to impose the drastic sanctions of dismissal or adverse inference. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:06 am
" Although Respondent did not disclose the evidence of its letter-writing campaign for over one year, delayed disclosure, as in this case, is not equivalent to actively misleading the adverse party as to the non-existence of documents, destroying evidence, making a false representation to the Board, or submitting a false document to the Board, which are generally the types of conduct involved when the Board has made adverse inferences as a sanction. [read post]
5 Aug 2014, 2:14 pm by K&L Gates
  As the circuit court noted, “relevant” in the context of an adverse inference means “something more” than is required to satisfy ER 401, rather, “the party seeking an adverse inference must adduce sufficient evidence from which a reasonable trier of fact could infer that the destroyed [or unavailable] evidence would have been of the nature alleged by the party affected by its destruction. [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 7:04 am by MBettman
, 197 N.J. 81, 961 A.2d 1167 (2008) (spoliation claim may be addressed both by an adverse-inference instruction given to the jury, and by a separate claim in a bifurcated proceeding.) [read post]
22 Dec 2019, 2:06 pm by Franklin C. McRoberts
” Remedies include “[1] the preclusion of proof favorable to the spoliator to restore balance to the litigation, [2] requiring the spoliator to pay costs to the injured party associated with the development of replacement evidence, or [3] employing an adverse inference instruction at the trial of the action. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 12:00 am
Buyer beware: suspicious timing warrants adverse inference instruction for spoliation of electronic data, and a punitive damage claim based on that inference [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 7:17 pm by JT
Seda v Epstein, 2010 NY Slip Op 02850 (1st Dept. 2010) “There is no evidence that defendants’ removal of the debris was willful; indeed, the preliminary conference order merely stated that defendants were to make the premises available for inspection, and plaintiff did not [*2]schedule an inspection for more than two years [...] [read post]
24 May 2019, 9:49 am by McAleer Law Firm
If a court determines that a party spoliated evidence, there are a variety of possible sanctions, including an adverse inference instruction. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 8:21 am by Moseley Collins
Spoliation of Evidence/Adverse Inference The California Supreme Court, in finding that there is not an independent tort of spoliation of evidence, stated, The intentional destruction of evidence is a grave affront to the cause of justice and deserves our unqualified condemnation. [read post]
3 Oct 2012, 9:35 am by K&L Gates
In light of Defendant’s spoliation, the Magistrate Judge recommended that an adverse inference be imposed at trial and that Defendant be held in contempt and required to pay $25,000 to the court and $475,000 to the plaintiff. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 5:10 am by Maxwell Kennerly
Adverse inference instructions do not compensate for the expenditure of court resources to resolve a spoliation dispute, nor do awards of attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party in the dispute. [read post]