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18 Mar 2013, 11:28 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
§ 285.Of the first issue:ASUS appeals from the district court’s imposition of an adverse inference sanction for spoliation of evidence. [read post]
26 Feb 2015, 3:19 pm by Steven Boutwell
Prior to 1997, the only remedy Louisiana courts had granted for spoliation of evidence claims was the application of the adverse presumption. [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 8:16 am by Carabin Shaw
In Texas, a judge may give the jury an instruction to make an adverse inference against the offending party. [read post]
17 Jan 2016, 10:00 pm by Doug Austin
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, No. 654586/2012 (Supreme Court of New York, New York County, December 7, 2015), the Court, determining that the defendant had spoliated data, found that the plaintiff had not demonstrated sufficient facts to warrant striking the defendant’s affirmative defenses, but opted to order an adverse inference instruction and also...Read the whole entry... [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 11:00 pm by Doug Austin
Not Blue Enough to Cite the Defendant for Discovery Violations: eDiscovery Case LawDiscarding a Relevant Computer Results in Adverse Inference Sanctions, Not Default Judgment: eDiscovery Case LawFree Trojans with Your Document Production: eDiscovery Trends  [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 9:29 am by K&L Gates
”  In particular, the court cited the absence of bad faith and Plaintiff’s failure to demonstrate prejudice, which “counsel[ed] against” imposing an adverse inference. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 11:02 am by Yolanda J. Bromfield
Intel Corporation, District Judge David Campbell, who chaired the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from 2011 to 2015, weighed in on this controversy, in pronouncing that a court cannot impose negative (adverse) inference sanctions pursuant to inherent authority when Rule 37(e) is up to the task of addressing ESI spoliation and the intent requirement of that rule is not satisfied. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 11:02 am by Yolanda J. Bromfield
Intel Corporation, District Judge David Campbell, who chaired the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from 2011 to 2015, weighed in on this controversy, in pronouncing that a court cannot impose negative (adverse) inference sanctions pursuant to inherent authority when Rule 37(e) is up to the task of addressing ESI spoliation and the intent requirement of that rule is not satisfied. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 11:02 am by Yolanda J. Bromfield
Intel Corporation, District Judge David Campbell, who chaired the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from 2011 to 2015, weighed in on this controversy, in pronouncing that a court cannot impose negative (adverse) inference sanctions pursuant to inherent authority when Rule 37(e) is up to the task of addressing ESI spoliation and the intent requirement of that rule is not satisfied. [read post]
27 Aug 2019, 10:01 pm by Doug Austin
Jayne denied both the plaintiffs’ and defendants’ motion for sanctions for spoliation of evidence, finding no intent to deprive by either side to justify a sanction of either an adverse inference jury instruction or directed verdict (for the plaintiffs)/dismissal (for the defendants). [read post]
21 Jan 2013, 9:00 am by Jason M. Knott
  Spoliation can have very serious consequences, including a court-imposed “adverse inference” instruction. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 10:01 pm by Doug Austin
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Nevertheless, the Court concluded that an adverse inference jury charge was more appropriate -- i.e., a charge that the contents of the journal likely would have been relevant to the plaintiff's emotional and psychological claims. [read post]
20 Sep 2008, 10:15 pm
Accordingly, the court ruled that spoliation of evidence had occurred, and that plaintiffs were entitled to an adverse inference regarding that evidence, to the effect that the spoliated evidence would have supported plaintiffs' claims of falsity in defendants' representations about their fiscal soundness, which induced the plaintiffs to invest. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 1:45 pm by K&L Gates
”  The court went on to note that courts had adopted adverse inference instructions with varying degrees of harshness, and indicated its intent to fashion an appropriate remedy following receipt of all evidence. [read post]
8 Apr 2019, 10:01 pm by Doug Austin
Mar. 27, 2019), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, ruling that the trial court “abused its discretion in refusing the charge” of an adverse inference sanction against the defendant for failing to preserve several hours of video related to a slip and fall accident, vacated the judgment issued by the jury within the trial court for the defendant and remanded the case for a new trial. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 2:06 am by Fernando M. Pinguelo
” This is where things get dicey; destroyed evidence that cannot be produced must be shown to be “relevant” to the requesting party’s claim in order for an adverse inference instruction to be granted. [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 5:00 am
The court also noted that the finding of the entitlement to a spoliation adverse inference or an award of litigation expenses was premature at the present juncture of the case. [read post]