Agency Willfully Destroyed Evidence Amidst Internal Investigation of Copyright Infringement, Possibility of Litigation; COFC No. 15-945C, 4DD Holdings LLC and T4 Data Group LLC v. United States and Immix Technology Inc.

In a case alleging the government exceeded the authorized use of a software license, the Court of Federal Claims found the government willfully destroyed evidence that would have shown the number of copies the government and its contractor made of the software, as well as internal communications about the issue.