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This book is a practical treatise with practical tips addressing spoliation issues in civil practice. It will help determine what law applies to spoliation issues that arise during pending litigation or in the context of an independent tort claim for spoliation. In addition, it addresses Enron spoliation issues and electronic evidence.

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• Dedications(p. vii)
• Introduction(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments to the 2006 Edition(p. xiii)
• About the Editor(p. xv)
• About the Authors(p. xvii)
• Chapter 1 The Duty to Preserve Evidence(p. 1)
• Choice of Law(p. 2)
• When the Duty to Preserve Evidence Arises(p. 5)
• When the Duty to Preserve Evidence Arises Independently of Litigation(p. 12)
• What Evidence Must Be Preserved?(p. 14)
• Where Evidence Is in the Possession of Third Parties(p. 18)
• Chapter 2 The Impact of Document Retention Policies(p. 25)
• Issues to Consider When Designing a Document Retention Program(p. 27)
• Document Retention Requirements(p. 31)
• Suspension of Document Retention Policy-Litigation or Legal "Hold"(p. 32)
• Consequences of Not Having a Document Retention Policy(p. 38)
• Electronic Records and Documents: Special Problems(p. 38)
• Allocating the Cost Associated with Production of Electronic Data(p. 46)
• Counsel's Duty to Understand the Client's Data Storage and Retrieval System(p. 49)
• Electronic or Paper-What Form of Production?(p. 50)
• Chapter 3 Remedies and Sanctions for Spoliation in Pending Litigation(p. 53)
• Sources of Authority for Sanctions(p. 54)
• Rules of Civil Procedure(p. 54)
• Court's Inherent Authority(p. 56)
• Factors Courts Consider to Remedy Spoliation(p. 58)
• Culpability of the Offender(p. 61)
• The Degree of Prejudice Caused by the Spoliator(p. 61)
• Remedies and Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence(p. 62)
• Adverse Jury Inference(p. 62)
• Exclusion of Evidence or Expert Testimony(p. 71)
• Dismissal and Default Judgment(p. 74)
• Other Sanctions and Remedies Imposed in Pending Litigation(p. 77)
• Chapter 4 Independent Causes of Action for Spoliation(p. 81)
• The Tort of Intentional Spoliation of Evidence(p. 88)
• The Tort of Negligent Spoliation of Evidence(p. 89)
• Problematic Elements of the Spoliation Tort(p. 91)
• Willful Destruction Designed to Disrupt Plaintiff's Case(p. 91)
• Disruption of Plaintiff's Case(p. 92)
• Damages Proximately Caused by Spoliation(p. 93)
• Unavailability of Tort Claim to Defendants(p. 99)
• When and Where Spoliation Claims Should Be Brought(p. 100)
• Recent Developments(p. 102)
• Chapter 5 Criminal Sanctions for Spoliation(p. 109)
• Chapter 6 Statutory Record-keeping Obligations(p. 119)
• Chapter 7 The Developing Law of Spoliation in State Civil Courts(p. 125)
• Alabama(p. 125)
• Alaska(p. 128)
• Arizona(p. 132)
• Arkansas(p. 134)
• California(p. 137)
• Colorado(p. 141)
• Connecticut(p. 143)
• Delaware(p. 145)
• District of Columbia(p. 147)
• Florida(p. 151)
• Georgia(p. 154)
• Hawaii(p. 157)
• Idaho(p. 159)
• Illinois(p. 160)
• Indiana(p. 165)
• Iowa(p. 167)
• Kansas(p. 169)
• Kentucky(p. 172)
• Louisiana(p. 173)
• Maine(p. 178)
• Maryland(p. 179)
• Massachusetts(p. 182)
• Michigan(p. 185)
• Minnesota(p. 189)
• Mississippi(p. 191)
• Missouri(p. 193)
• Montana(p. 196)
• Nebraska(p. 198)
• Nevada(p. 200)
• New Hampshire(p. 204)
• New Jersey(p. 206)
• New Mexico(p. 210)
• New York(p. 211)
• North Carolina(p. 214)
• Ohio(p. 216)
• Oklahoma(p. 219)
• Oregon(p. 222)
• Pennsylvania(p. 223)
• Rhode Island(p. 225)
• South Carolina(p. 227)
• South Dakota(p. 229)
• Tennessee(p. 231)
• Texas(p. 232)
• Utah(p. 236)
• Vermont(p. 238)
• Virginia(p. 239)
• Washington(p. 243)
• West Virginia(p. 246)
• Wisconsin(p. 251)
• Wyoming(p. 254)
• Chapter 8 The Developing Law of Spoliation in Federal Courts(p. 257)
• First Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 257)
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 260)
• Third Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 263)
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 267)
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 271)
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 272)
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 276)
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 279)
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 284)
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 287)
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 290)
• District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 293)
• Federal Circuit Court of Appeals(p. 295)
• Bibliography(p. 297)
• Document Retention(p. 297)
• Remedies and Sanctions in Pending Litigation(p. 298)
• Independent Torts(p. 300)
• Criminal Sanctions(p. 302)
• Statutory Record Keeping(p. 302)
• Treatises/Books(p. 302)
• Miscellaneous(p. 303)
• Table of Cases(p. 305)
• Index(p. 339)