Key Insight: Debt from a sanction for willful/malicious conduct is dischargeable if it is based on the underlying claim
Nature of Case: Breach of Contract
Electronic Data Involved: Document showing payment to vendors, cashier’s check
Keywords: Willful and malicious
Identified State Rule(s): Pa. R. Civ. P. 4019(c)(1)-(5)
Key Insight: scope of search term requests
Nature of Case: patent infringement
Electronic Data Involved: email, search terms
Keywords: overbreadth objection, four requests
Key Insight: sanctions for fabrication of documents
Nature of Case: breach of contract
Electronic Data Involved: e-mails
Keywords: spoliation, fabrication, native version, native file, terminating sanctions, litigation hold
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