Court Issues Terminating Sanctions Against Defendants for Multiple Spoliation Violations: eDiscovery Case Law

In WeRide Corp. v. Huang et al., California District Judge Edward J. Davila granted the plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions through FRCP Rules 37(b) and 37(e), issuing terminating sanctions against defendants Wang, Huang, and AllRide and ordering them to “pay WeRide’s reasonable fees and costs incurred in connection with (i) this motion; (ii) all discovery related to their spoliation of evidence; and (iii) the discovery motion practice before {Magistrate} Judge Cousins”.