A Manhattan judge has struck a defendant’s answer in a media-based breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition suit, after finding that 2,000 emails, including attorney-client privileged information possessed by plaintiffs, had been hacked and stolen.
“The hacking of plaintiffs’ email during litigation can only be seen as an attempt to undermine plaintiffs’ case. It is also indicative of [defendant Manish Vasisht's] disregard for the judicial process,” wrote Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chan in a decision and order critical of Vasisht.
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