Default Judgment Granted As Discovery Sanction In Colorants Trade Secret Lawsuit

Mealey's (October 9, 2018, 2:33 PM EDT) -- HAMMOND, Ind. — Finding multiple discovery violations by the defendants in a dispute over dye and pigment trade secrets, an Indiana federal magistrate judge on Oct. 5 granted the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions in the form of default judgment, finding that the defendants “demonstrated willfulness and bad faith by acting with intentional or reckless disregard for their obligations to comply with the Court’s orders and by resisting discovery” (Apex Colors Inc. v. Chemworld International Limited Inc., et al., No. 2:14-cv-00273, N.D. Ind., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172436)....