Clientron Corp. Devon IT, Inc., —F. Supp. 3d—, No. 13-5634, 2015 WL 5093084 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 28, 2015)

Key Insight: For Defendants? discovery violations, including failure to adequately search for responsive evidence, failure to designate a 30(b)(6) representative for deposition, and admitted deletion of emails despite a duty to preserve, the court found that sanctions were warranted and imposed serious sanctions, including monetary sanctions, exclusion of evidence, and ?enforcing the judgement of the Taiwanese court? against Defendant, where Defendant?s litigation misbehavior may have rendered Plaintiff unable to prove its contractual claim in court

Nature of Case: Breach of contract

Electronic Data Involved: ESI, email