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Foreign Companies Investigated by Foreign Government under No Duty to Preserve ESI for Potential U.S. Lawsuits, Court Says
In Rockman Company (USA), Inc. et. al. v. Nong Shim Company, LTD, et. al., Case No. 13-04115 (N.D. Cali., Jan. 19, 2017), Plaintiffs, direct and indirect purchasers of Korean noodles, filed suit against four companies and their U.S. distributors, accusing them of conspiracy to fix the price of Korean noodles in
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DC Court Admonishes Party for Flouting Discovery Deadline and Orders Attorney’s Fees Sanction
In 3E Mobile, LLC v. Global Cellular, Inc., Case NO. 14-1975 (District of Columbia, Dec. 22, 2016), Plaintiff, a manufacturer of cell phone cases, sued Defendant, a provider of cell phone accessories, several years ago over an intellectual property dispute. The case was settled in 2013, and Defendant promised to
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Court Denies Pro Se Plaintiff’s Motion for Spoliation Sanctions
In Garner v. Executive Management Services, Inc., et. al., Case No. 13-2043 (S.D. Ind., Nov. 6, 2015), pro se Plaintiff filed a Motion for Sanctions against the attorney for the Defendants, alleging that he 1) lost or destroyed an original of a manual produced by Plaintiff; 2) failed to preserve