Legal Opinion
Beard Research, Inc. v. Kates
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided May 29, 2009No. Civil Action 1316-VCPPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARSONS, Vice Chancellor.
This action is currently before me on Plaintiffs motion for sanctions for alleged spoliation of evidence. In particular, Plaintiffs contend that an ex-employee’s laptop computer was irretrievably altered after a duty to preserve that evidence had arisen and that the ex-employee and his subsequent employers are responsible for that alteration. By way of remedy, Plaintiffs urge this Court to grant a default judgment in their favor on Counts I and II of their Complaint for tortious interference with business relations and misappropriation of trade secrets,…
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Beard Research, Inc. v. KatesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2010
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- Lea Ann Tatham v. Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2015
- Shawe v. EltingSupreme Court of Delaware · 2017
- Beard Research, Inc. v. Kates (In re Kates)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
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