Barrow v. Miner, 2010 WL 4016815 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2010)

Key Insight: Trial court did not abuse discretion in dismissing plaintiff?s claims as sanction for spoliation where plaintiff failed to preserve evidence and in fact purposefully acted to destroy evidence by utilizing scrubbing software and taking other deliberate measures

Nature of Case: Plaintiffs brought suit to recover losses based on a breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful termination, and indemnification

Electronic Data Involved: Contents of plaintiff’s computer