A recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision provides useful guidance regarding the requirements to preserve evidence in litigation and the potential penalties for spoliation. In the matter styled: In re Facebook, Inc. Derivative Litigation, C.A. Cons. No. 2018-0307-JTL (Del. Ch. Jan. 21, 2025), the court addressed spoliation in litigation involving allegations that Facebook sold personal
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Sanctions for Violation of Court Order
By Francis Pileggi on
Posted in Court of Chancery Updates
In The Matter of the Rehabilitation of Indemnity Insurance Company, RRG, C.A. No. 8601-VCL (Del. Ch. Jan. 2, 2014).
This case addresses the standards the Court of Chancery will apply to willful and flagrant violations of a court order, in connection with imposing civil contempt sanctions. Because these types of violations remain a rare…