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6 Aug 2009, 7:01 pm
Servs., Inc., 2009 WL 1387115, granting an adverse inference as a sanction for spoliation. [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]
3 Aug 2009, 1:35 am
639645_hard_drive.jpg District Court concludes duty to preserve electronic and other evidence commenced on pre-complaint telephone call, warranting adverse-inference instruction sanction, in KCH Services, Inc. v. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 5:22 pm
Noting that “[a] proper spoliation sanction should serve both fairness and punitive functions”, the court found that default judgment was not warranted “because a less drastic measure will address the spoliation” and ordered an adverse inference instruction instead. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 5:22 pm
Noting that “[a] proper spoliation sanction should serve both fairness and punitive functions”, the court found that default judgment was not warranted “because a less drastic measure will address the spoliation” and ordered an adverse inference instruction instead. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 4:55 am
" In addition to the adverse inference instruction, the Court awarded Plaintiffs their attorneys' fees relative to the spoliation issue. [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 11:58 am
Accordingly, the court ordered an adverse inference as to the spoliation of Marty’s evidence only, following its determination that such evidence was likely highly relevant to the litigation. [read post]
14 Jul 2009, 10:15 pm
First, a court can give an adverse inference jury instruction that allows the jury to infer that the evidence destroyed would have been unfavorable to the liable party. [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 2:50 pm
The Court then went to great lengths to warn Liafail that, if they did not produce the documents, the Court would issue an adverse inference jury instruction. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 4:36 pm
Kates, (May 29, 2009)(adverse inference and fees imposed for spoliation), summarized here. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 3:57 pm
Pausing to “define some key terms,” the court established that “for spoliation, the spoliator must have intended to ‘act with purpose’” and again cited the Delaware Supreme Court which reasoned that “an adverse inference is consistent with human nature and common sense: if a party intentionally destroys evidence, it is reasonable to infer that the evidence was not favorable… [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 7:12 am
Adverse Inference The court explained the prerequisites based on recent Delaware Supreme Court precedent for the penalty of drawing an adverse inference against a spoliator of evidence. [read post]
24 May 2009, 11:15 pm
The court also determined that adverse inference instruction based on spoliation was appropriate in this situation. [read post]
19 May 2009, 8:50 pm
Issues Addressed 1) Spoliation of Evidence and Duty to Preserve Evidence. [read post]
19 May 2009, 8:50 pm
Issues Addressed 1) Spoliation of Evidence and Duty to Preserve Evidence. [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 2:00 am
The Sanction for Bad Conduct: The Adverse Inference As a sanction for deleting what may have been (and likely was) relevant evidence from DBSI's computer, the Court imposed an "adverse inference" against DBSI. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 5:03 pm
On appeal, the court also affirmed the trial court’s decisions to: a) allow expert testimony regarding Hakimoglu’s spoliation, and b) deny Oz’s request for a special jury instruction related to the spoliation (particularly because a standard adverse inference instruction was given), among other things. [read post]
17 Apr 2009, 5:27 pm
As to the issue of culpability, the court recognized the three “possible states of mind that satisfy the [culpability] requirements” to receive an adverse inference: bad faith, gross negligence, and ordinary negligence. [read post]
8 Apr 2009, 1:43 pm
The court held that this reconfiguration was a sanctionable spoliation of evidence, leading to adverse evidentiary inferences against Usenet.com and an obligation to pay the plaintiff's fees and costs [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 3:06 pm
First, courts place a positive obligation on each party to identify all of the documents in their possession or control that may be “relevant†to issues in the litigation, and to produce each such document unless privilege is claimed over it.20 Second, lawyers are allowed to question a representative of each adverse party under oath â€" a process referred to as “examination for discoveryâ€. [read post]
