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Failure to Maintain Legal Hold Leads to Spoliation, Sanctions, and Fee Shifting in Delaware Superior Court CCLD

Huntsman Int'l, LLC v. Benelux, C.A. No. N17C-11-242 MAA CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2024). In the age of big data, discovery can extend beyond traditional documents and communications to myriad tools and databases....more

2/6/2025 / Complex Litigation , Data Management , Data Preservation , Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Fee-Shifting , Legal Technology , Litigation Strategies , Sanctions , Spoliation

Spoliation of Email and Texts Leads to Adverse Inferences and Fee Shifting

Gener8 LLC v. Castanon, 2022-0246-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2023) - This dispute concerned a non-compete agreement that the plaintiffs alleged the defendant breached by establishing a competing business. The defendant denied...more

1/24/2024 / Breach of Contract , Breach of Duty , Destruction of Evidence , Discovery , Fiduciary Duty , Spoliation

Delaware Court Enters Default Judgment for Extreme Spoliation

Spoliation of evidence can lead to significant litigation sanctions, including adverse inferences, fee-shifting, and—in egregious cases—the entry of a default judgment. In this recent case involving intentional spoliation of...more

3/28/2023 / Discovery , e-Discovery Professionals , Electronically Stored Information , Evidence , Spoliation

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