Plaintiffs’ Bid For Sanctions In Tainted Water Case Is ‘Improper,’ Government Says

(October 20, 2023, 2:03 PM EDT) -- HONOLULU — The U.S. government on Oct. 19 filed a brief in Hawaii federal court arguing that it should deny a motion for sanctions filed by plaintiffs in a groundwater contamination case who allege that the government destroyed evidence.  The government says sanctions are “fundamentally improper” and constitute “extreme relief” because the plaintiffs have not been prejudiced and there has been no loss of responsive information....