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Residential Funding Corp. v. DeGeorge Financial Corp.

306 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2002)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Year2002

StatusPersuasive authority

Summary

Second Circuit spoliation sanctions framework (pre-37(e) era).

Key Principle

Spoliation sanctions may be available where relevant evidence is destroyed with a culpable state of mind; negligence can suffice in some circuits’ pre-37(e) frameworks.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — spoliation sanctions

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