Acknowledging Trial Court’s Efforts to Fashion an Appropriate Sanction, Appellate Court Rejects Argument that Sanction was Punitive and Affirms Award of $90,000
Oz Optics, Ltd. v. Hakimoglu, 2009 WL 1017042 (Cal. App. Apr. 15, 2009) (Unpublished)
In this case arising from defendant/appellant Hakimoglu’s breach of her employment contract, the trial court awarded $90,000 in monetary sanctions upon finding that Hakimoglu violated a court order to produce her laptop and spoliated evidence by using wiping software to delete potentially relevant data. Upon appeal of this issue, among others, the appellate court affirmed.