Legal Opinion
Telectron, Inc. v. Overhead Door Corp.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 4, 1987No. 79-1788-CivPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, District Judge.
The issue squarely presented by this case is what sanction should be imposed for the flagrant and willful destruction of records specifically called for in a production request served upon the Defendant in a complex antitrust case. We undertake this inquiry pursuant to a Renewed Motion for Default Judgment and Sanctions, filed by the Plaintiff on October 28, 1985.1
The Defendant, Overhead Door Corporation (hereinafter “OHD”), is engaged in the manufacture and nationwide distribution of garage doors, garage door operators, and related products. The Plaintiff, Telectron,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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