VERTEX, INC. v. AVALARA, INC. et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
VERTEX, INC., :
Plaintiff, : No. 22-cv-0315-JMY
:
v. :
:
AVALARA, INC., :
Defendant. :
ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of October, 2026, upon consideration of the Special Master’s
Report and Recommendation Addressing Vertex’s Motion for Sanctions for Spoilation of
Evidence (ECF No. 476) signed by the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet (Ret.), and Vertex’s
Objections to the Special Master’s Recommendation Regarding Vertex’s Motion for Spoilation
Sanctions (ECF No. 481), it is hereby ORDERED that Vertex’s Objections are OVERRULED
and the Report and Recommendation signed by the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet is APPROVED
and ADOPTED by the Court.
It is further ORDERED that in accordance with the Special Master’s Report and
Recommendation Addressing Vertex’s Motion for Sanctions for Spoilation of Evidence, and the
ruling made in open Court after jury selection and prior to trial on Friday, October 9, 2026,
Vertex’s Motion for Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence (ECF No. 166) is DENIED.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ John Milton Younge
Judge John Milton Younge
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