SPOLIATION: Prejudice from destruction of investigatory notes relating to firing of employee insufficient to warrant default judgment, sufficient for adverse inference instruction… Christensen. [Read more…]
Sanctions, $4,000, Rule 11(b)(2), res judicata
SANCTIONS: $4,000 11(b)(2) sanctions against Plaintiff’s attorney, reduced from $14,498 requested by time not related to relevant motion and because of ease of resolution of res judicata issues… Molloy. [Read more…]
Res judicata/sanctions, WDA/FLSA, verdict
RES JUDICATA/SANCTIONS: Attempt to amend to add wrongful termination under FLSA for reporting unpaid wages barred by jury rejection of FLSA wage claim (jury awarded $68,456 [Read more…]