Additional Exhibits In Water Case Do Not Support Sanctions, Government Says

(November 21, 2023, 12:40 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — The U.S. government on Nov. 20 filed a brief in Hawaii federal court arguing that it should deny plaintiffs’ motion for discovery sanctions because they failed to meet the requirements for an adverse inference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)(2) in their claim that the government destroyed text message electronic evidence related to drinking water contamination issues at a military facility that stores jet fuel....