Groklaw: Judge Wells Rules: IBM Did *Not* Destroy Evidence | Linux Today

Groklaw: Judge Wells Rules: IBM Did *Not* Destroy Evidence

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 19, 2007

“Judge Wells ruled from the bench on both motions, ruling in
favor of SCO on Dr. Leitzinger and in favor of IBM regarding
spoliation.

“In her ruling regarding Dr. Leitzinger, she found that the
Andrew Morton situation is clearly distinguishable from Dr.
Leitzinger’s, that IBM has the option of submitting a motion in
limine and also exploring the issues of percentages of Dr.
Lietzinger’s income on cross-examination at trial. Her decision is
to grant SCO’s proposed order exactly as written…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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