In re Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Product Liability Litigation

PRETRIAL ORDER # 100

(.Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Finding of Spoliation and for Sanctions)

CHERYL A. EIFERT, United States Magistrate Judge.

Currently pending in this multidistrict litigation is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Finding of Spoliation and for Sanctions. (ECF No. 952). Plaintiffs claim that after a duty to preserve evidence had been triggered, defendant Ethicon, Inc. (“Ethicon”) lost or destroyed tens of thousands of documents that likely contained information relevant to Plaintiffs’ claims. Plaintiffs seek a default judgment against Ethicon in three bellwether cases, the striking of…