Magistrate: Failure To Preserve Browser Histories Negligent, Not Sanctionable

Mealey's (June 9, 2017, 8:56 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, N.C. — Although the defendant in a libel suit was negligent in failing to preserve the internet browser histories of its employees for discovery purposes, a North Carolina federal magistrate judge on June 7 found no evidence of intentional conduct that would merit the sanction of adverse jury instructions sought by the plaintiff (Frederic N. Eshelman v. Puma Biotechnology Inc., No. 7:16-cv-00018, E.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87282)....