Spoliation Instruction Appropriate where Defendants Failed to Preserve Email
Arndt v. First Union Nat’l Bank, 613 S.E.2d 274
(N.C. Ct.App. 2005)
Donald Arndt (“Arndt”) was hired by First Union National Bank (“First Union”) in June 1996 with an initial salary of $90,000 per year and a guaranteed minimum incentive payment of $90,000. Brian Simpson (“Simpson”), Arndt’s manager, orally agreed to pay Arndt 20% of all net income that Arndt generated. First Union decided to implement a more subjective bonus formula in 1999 and reduced Arndt’s bonus to about 10% in 2000, allegedly due to a failed project and poor employee evaluation ratings. Read More