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8 Jan 2014, 3:13 pm
” While the Court ruled that the plaintiffs’ spoliation did not justify defendants’ motion for an adverse inference, the Court required the payment of the defendants’ costs, including their reasonable attorneys’ fees, in connection with the motion, and further imposed a fine in the amount of $25,000 payable to the Court’s clerk. [read post]
12 Feb 2007, 11:14 am
Peck granted plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions in the form of an adverse inference instruction and awarded plaintiffs their costs and attorneys'... [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 10:29 am
While noting that, in some instances, the production of copies of records, rather than the original documents, may constitute spoliation where the original document contains relevant evidence that is not available in the copies, the appellate court ruled that, under the circumstances presented in this case, an adverse inference sanction, albeit still harsh, would have been a more appropriate sanction under the circumstances. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 3:50 pm
Finding that plaintiffs failed to show that crucial evidence was destroyed in bad faith, as is required for an adverse inference in the 11th Circuit, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions.Defendants manufactured Zylon, a product used by plaintiffs and other manufacturers in the production of body armor. [read post]
18 Oct 2013, 10:17 am
Accordingly, even assuming [Defendant] was under a duty to preserve when Hashad's custodial documents were destroyed, a spoliation inference would not be appropriate. [read post]
7 Feb 2016, 10:00 pm
» Related StoriesAppeals Court Upholds Terminating Sanctions For Wipe of Cell Phone: eDiscovery Case LawCourt Gives Plaintiff 21.5 Million Reasons for Not Spoliating Emails: eDiscovery Case LawCourt Orders Sanctions Against Defendant for Spoliation of Emails and Other Documents: eDiscovery Case Law [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 3:01 pm
Finding that the at-issue information should have been preserved, that reasonable steps were not taken to do so, that the information could not be restored or replaced, and that Defendant “acted with the intent to deprive the [Plaintiffs] of the information’s use in the litigation—the new standard for imposing an adverse inference—the court concluded that it would “presume that the lost information was unfavorable to [the defendant]. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 2:01 pm
In less egregious circumstances, where a party destroys evidence inadvertently or unintentionally, the judge will generally allow an “adverse inference” jury instruction. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 2:01 pm
In less egregious circumstances, where a party destroys evidence inadvertently or unintentionally, the judge will generally allow an “adverse inference” jury instruction. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 2:01 pm
In less egregious circumstances, where a party destroys evidence inadvertently or unintentionally, the judge will generally allow an “adverse inference” jury instruction. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 8:53 am
“The spoliation inference permits the jury to infer that the evidence destroyed or concealed would not have been favorable to the spoliator. [read post]
27 Mar 2014, 6:33 am
Implications For Employers As this case demonstrates, decisions made regarding the preservation of evidence issues at the beginning of, and even leading up to, litigation can have very serious implications, whether in the form of sanctions, an adverse inference at trial or even outright dismissal. [read post]
13 Sep 2015, 11:00 pm
» Related StoriesCourt Rules that State Agency is Not Responsible for Emails Deleted via the Retention Policy of Another State Agency: eDiscovery Case LawPlaintiff Once Again Sanctioned with an Adverse Inference Instruction, But Still No Complete Dismissal: eDiscovery Case LawApparently, in Discovery, Delta is Not Ready When You Are and It Has Cost Them Millions: eDiscovery Case Law [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 10:35 am
The Jury in the case will be given an "adverse inference" instruction that would tell the jury to assume that the deleted data on the USB Thumb Drive would have hurt the offending party's case. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 2:02 pm
Having decided these three issues, the Court ruled that an adverse inference spoliation jury instruction would be given, and further ruled that the defendant would not be permitted to introduce evidence to rebut the adverse inference. [read post]
28 Oct 2018, 10:01 pm
Parrish granted in part and denied in part the plaintiffs’ for a finding of spoliation and for sanctions, granting the plaintiffs’ request for sanctions for failing to preserve more of the video surveillance footage of the plaintiff’s trip and fall accident, but denied the plaintiffs’ request for sanctions for failing to preserve training records and the store’s safety statistics...Read the whole entry... [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 6:14 am
Ford asked for an adverse inference instruction at trial claiming that evidence had been spoiled. [read post]
18 Oct 2013, 6:17 am
Accordingly, even assuming [Defendant] was under a duty to preserve when Hashad’s custodial documents were destroyed, a spoliation inference would not be appropriate. [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]
9 Feb 2012, 5:08 am
In addition to the above remedies, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that if spoliation of evidence is discovered during the course of litigation, the offended party can receive an adverse inference jury charge in its case in chief and still assert a completely separate cause of action for fraudulent concealment of evidence. [read post]
