( August 19, 2026, 22:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Hallmark Fisheries filed its opposition to plaintiffs' motion for an adverse inference for spoliation of evidence in US crab price-fixing litigation. In its court filing, Hallmark wrote that the plaintiffs' "extraordinary request rests on remarkably little." Hallmark added that the spoliation theory "ultimately concerns the personal cell phones of two former employees, devices Hallmark did not issue, did not pay for, did not possess, and had no ownership interest in or legal right to search, image, collect, or preserve."See court document. ...
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