Spoliation of evidence : sanctions and remedies for destruction of evidence in civil litigation / Margaret M. Koesel, Tracey L. Turnbull ; Daniel F. Gourash, editor.
2006
KF325 .A95 06291
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Title
Spoliation of evidence : sanctions and remedies for destruction of evidence in civil litigation / Margaret M. Koesel, Tracey L. Turnbull ; Daniel F. Gourash, editor.
Published
Chicago, Ill. : ABA, Tort Trial Insurance, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Call Number
KF325 .A95 06291
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
1590316223
9781590316221
9781590316221
Description
xviii, 343 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)454439881
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index.
Reproduction
Microfiche. Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein, 2009? 4 microfiches : negative. (Hein's ABA Archive Microfiche Collection).
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/Cabinet 13-14/
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Table of Contents
Dedications
Introduction
Acknowledgments to the 2006 Edition
About the Editor
About the Authors
Chapter 1
The Duty to Preserve Evidence
1
Choice of Law
2
When the Duty to Preserve Evidence Arises
5
When the Duty to Preserve Evidence Arises Independently of Litigation
12
What Evidence Must Be Preserved?
14
Where Evidence Is in the Possession of Third Parties
18
Chapter 2
The Impact of Document Retention Policies
25
Issues to Consider When Designing a Document Retention Program
27
Document Retention Requirements
31
Suspension of Document Retention Policy-Litigation or Legal "Hold"
32
Consequences of Not Having a Document Retention Policy
38
Electronic Records and Documents: Special Problems
38
Allocating the Cost Associated with Production of Electronic Data
46
Counsel's Duty to Understand the Client's Data Storage and Retrieval System
49
Electronic or Paper-What Form of Production?
50
Chapter 3
Remedies and Sanctions for Spoliation in Pending Litigation
53
Sources of Authority for Sanctions
54
Rules of Civil Procedure
54
Court's Inherent Authority
56
Factors Courts Consider to Remedy Spoliation
58
Culpability of the Offender
61
The Degree of Prejudice Caused by the Spoliator
61
Remedies and Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence
62
Adverse Jury Inference
62
Exclusion of Evidence or Expert Testimony
71
Dismissal and Default Judgment
74
Other Sanctions and Remedies Imposed in Pending Litigation
77
Chapter 4
Independent Causes of Action for Spoliation
81
The Tort of Intentional Spoliation of Evidence
88
The Tort of Negligent Spoliation of Evidence
89
Problematic Elements of the Spoliation Tort
91
Willful Destruction Designed to Disrupt Plaintiff's Case
91
Disruption of Plaintiff's Case
92
Damages Proximately Caused by Spoliation
93
Unavailability of Tort Claim to Defendants
99
When and Where Spoliation Claims Should Be Brought
100
Recent Developments
102
Chapter 5
Criminal Sanctions for Spoliation
109
Chapter 6
Statutory Record-keeping Obligations
119
Chapter 7
The Developing Law of Spoliation in State Civil Courts
125
Alabama
125
Alaska
128
Arizona
132
Arkansas
134
California
137
Colorado
141
Connecticut
143
Delaware
145
District of Columbia
147
Florida
151
Georgia
154
Hawaii
157
Idaho
159
Illinois
160
Indiana
165
Iowa
167
Kansas
169
Kentucky
172
Louisiana
173
Maine
178
Maryland
179
Massachusetts
182
Michigan
185
Minnesota
189
Mississippi
191
Missouri
193
Montana
196
Nebraska
198
Nevada
200
New Hampshire
204
New Jersey
206
New Mexico
210
New York
211
North Carolina
214
Ohio
216
Oklahoma
219
Oregon
222
Pennsylvania
223
Rhode Island
225
South Carolina
227
South Dakota
229
Tennessee
231
Texas
232
Utah
236
Vermont
238
Virginia
239
Washington
243
West Virginia
246
Wisconsin
251
Wyoming
254
Chapter 8
The Developing Law of Spoliation in Federal Courts
257
First Circuit Court of Appeals
257
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
260
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
263
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
267
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
271
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
272
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
276
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
279
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
284
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
287
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
290
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
293
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
295
Bibliography
297
Document Retention
297
Remedies and Sanctions in Pending Litigation
298
Independent Torts
300
Criminal Sanctions
302
Statutory Record Keeping
302
Treatises/Books
302
Miscellaneous
303
Table of Cases
305
Index
339