Tag: Evidence
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General Liability
Discoverability of Accident Reports
- May 9, 2016
- By Allen & Gooch
In a previous blog articles, 10 Items to Preserve After an Accident in a Company Vehicle and Best Practices for Documenting Slip and Fall Accidents, I discussed the importance of preserving information after an accident and creating accident reports. However, it is important to note that your reports may be discoverable by the adverse party. […]
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Business Litigation
Adverse Presumption Awarded for Breaching Duty to Preserve Evidence
- April 11, 2016
- By Allen & Gooch
Recently, in Sayre v. PNK (Lake Charles), LLC, 2015-859 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/23/16), the Third Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s refusal to provide a jury charge which included instructions that a party’s failure to preserve evidence within their control would give rise to a presumption that said evidence would be adverse to their […]
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Insurance & Casualty Litigation
10 Items to Preserve After an Accident in a Company Vehicle
- September 13, 2013
- By Lori Barker
Do you know what to do if an employee gets into an accident in a company vehicle? When your employee is involved in an accident in a company vehicle that may be the subject of a future lawsuit, keeping basic documents will help you avoid an adverse claim for spoliation and assist with your defense. […]