Judge Blasts Eaton, Attys Over Discovery 'Misdeeds'

Law360, New York (September 24, 2012, 9:08 PM ET) -- A Mississippi state judge on Wednesday chastised Eaton Corp. and its attorneys for the alleged continued cover up of a previous scheme to unethically influence a judge in the power management company's trade secrets suit against Frisby Aerospace Inc.

In a 123-page opinion ordering Eaton to produce additional documents, including handwritten notes sent between Eaton's attorney and the previous judge on the case, by the end of the month, Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Weill Sr. accused the company of improperly failing to produce key...
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