https://www.law.com/2024/05/07/incredible-and-gross-negligence-pa-federal-judge-sanctions-ikea-for-destroying-evidence/
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Brody ruled that Ikea’s deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company’s “conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court.”
May 07, 2024 at 04:47 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A Philadelphia federal judge sanctioned Ikea for destroying evidence related to several age discrimination class actions against the company.
- The judge determined Ikea had been ‘grossly negligent’ in deleting the email accounts of four former employees.
- She imposed monetary sanctions and established that Ikea had practices in place that favored younger employees.
A federal judge in Philadelphia hit Ikea with sanctions for destroying evidence in a series of age discrimination class actions against the company.
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that Ikea significantly prejudiced plaintiffs by deleting the email accounts of several high-ranking former employees and failing to produce key documents during discovery.
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