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Re:Judge blasts Waymo v. Uber lawyers, delays trial until De... by QAPereo on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @06:13PM (#15396664)
On the other hand his displeasure with the discovery process as handled by Uber is not what you want to hear from a judge, if you’re Uber.
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Re:Judge blasts Waymo v. Uber lawyers, delays trial until De... by cpitman on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @08:14PM (#15397341)
What does that lead to? Contempt of court?
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Re:Judge blasts Waymo v. Uber lawyers, delays trial until De... by mark212 on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @11:55PM (#15398154)
The judge can impose sanctions for discovery violations up to and including entering judgment in favor of the other side. That’s pretty extreme but an issue sanction wouldn’t be unusual or (from what this article says) unwarranted.
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Re:Judge blasts Waymo v. Uber lawyers, delays trial until De... by QAPereo on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @11:33PM (#15398101)
That’s definitely possible, but would be pretty devestating too. That would probably only be employed if the judge believed that the evidence was being withheld, not destroyed. If magically evidence of said destruction ever came to light however? Prison.
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