Discovery Sanctions in the Second Circuit Be Afraid Be Very Afraid

Insights: Perspectives Discovery Sanctions in the Second Circuit: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

April 9, 2018

Written by Starling Underwood

Two of the most compelling discovery sanction cases of the past year are Klipsch Group., Inc. v. ePRO E-Commerce Ltd. and Ronnie Van Zant, Inc. v. Pyle, both decided in the Second Circuit. In the first, the court awarded $2.68 million in discovery sanctions in a case valued at a mere $20,000. In the second, the court issued an adverse inference when a defendant failed to preserve text messages held by a non-party. The implications of both decisions appear far-reaching and critically important for those involved in the discovery process.

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