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Spoliation of evidence. A. A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that may be relevant to reasonably foreseeable litigation. In determining whether and at what point such a duty to preserve arose, the court shall include in its consideration the totality of the circumstances, including the extent to which the party or ...
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Virginia law recognizes a spoliation or missing evidence inference. Specifically, the evidentiary inference, sometimes called a presumption of fact, says that when one party has within its control material evidence and does not offer it, there is an inference that the evidence would have been unfavorable to it.
Mar 26, 2019 · Legislative Alert: S1619, addresses spoliation at Virginia Code § 8.01-379.2:1, creating an affirmative duty to preserve evidence that a party should reasonably foresee as being relevant to a future lawsuit - an important step forward in defining a spoliation standard for Virginia.
§ 8.01-379.2:1. Spoliation of evidence. Universal Citation: VA Code § 8.01-379.2:1 (2023) Previous Next. A. A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that may be relevant to reasonably foreseeable litigation.
§ 8.01-379.2:1. Spoliation of evidence. A. A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that may be relevant to reasonably foreseeable litigation.
Aug 16, 2020 · Failure of such a party to take reasonable steps to preserve the evidence–or intentional alteration, concealment, or destruction of evidence–is known as “spoliation of evidence” (often misspelled as “spoilation of evidence,” which is not a thing) and can result in severe sanctions if other litigants are prejudiced by their inability ...
Section 8.01-379.2:1 - Spoliation of evidence. A. A party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve evidence that may be relevant to reasonably foreseeable litigation.
