Legal Opinion
GN Netcom, Inc. v. Plantronics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 10, 2019No. 18-1287PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
GN Netcom, Inc. filed an antitrust lawsuit against competitor Plantronics, Inc. Plantronics executives deleted emails relevant to the litigation and instructed others to do the same. Many of these emails were unrecoverable, prompting GN to move for default judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. The District Court acted within its discretion when it denied the motion for default judgment, instead instructing the jurors that they were permitted to draw an adverse inference against Plantronics because of the missing emails. However, the District Court committed…
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