Legal Opinion
Ashton Ex Rel. Estate of Ashton v. Knight Transportation, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided February 22, 2011No. 4:09-cv-00759PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JANE J. BOYLE, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiff Kelly Ash-ton’s Motion for Sanctions for Spoliation or for an Adverse-Inference Jury Instruction (“Motion for Sanctions”) (doc. 98), filed September 23, 2010. At issue is whether the Defendants destroyed or otherwise altered evidence they had a duty to preserve, and if so, the appropriate sanction for such conduct. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion for Sanctions.
I
BACKGROUND 1
A. Basic Facts
As set forth in previous filings of the Court, this action arises out of an automobile…
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