The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware slapped OpenGate Capital with a spate of sanctions for failing to comply with multiple discovery orders, which the court said prejudiced the defendants in a fraud suit.

Master Paul M. Lukoff, special master for the court, found the private investment firm failed to adhere to its verbal commitment and subsequent court order in June to turn over to defendant Thermo Fisher Scientific damages-related documents and accompanying metadata during discovery.

By the time OpenGate finally did disclose the documents with a report from its damages expert in late September, Thermo Fisher was unable to use the information for taking depositions or conducting third-party discovery, Lukoff said.