Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Averitt Express, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided March 6, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-706-JWD-RLBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is the Motion for Sanctions Based on Spoliation of Evidence brought by defendants Averitt Express, Inc. and Larry Killian (“Defendants”). (Doc. 65.) The motion is opposed by plaintiffs Kyrus Rogers, et al. (“Plaintiffs”). (Doc. 66.) Defendants filed a reply brief. (Doc. 69.) For the reasons which follow, the motion is denied in part and granted in part.
BACKGROUND
This case arises out of an April 18, 2014 accident between a commercial vehicle being driven by defendant Larry Killian (“Killian”) and a vehicle…
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