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In products liability and truck and accident cases, our law firm sees defendants who negligently or intentionally destroy evidence that would help us at trial. Here is some quick cheat sheet law for Maryland car accident and truck accident lawyers dealing with a defendant who may have destroyed relevant evidence:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Spoliation is the destruction, mutilation or alteration of evidence by a party to an action.” Miller v. Montgomery Co<\/a>.<\/u>, 64 Md.App. 202, 494 A.2d 761 (1984).<\/p>\n

“The maxim, Omnia praesumuntur contra spoliatem<\/em>, ‘all things are presumed against the spoliator,’ rests upon a logical proposition that one would ordinarily not destroy evidence favorable to himself.” Id.<\/u><\/p>\n

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In products liability and truck and accident cases, our law firm sees defendants who negligently or intentionally destroy evidence that would help us at trial. Here is some quick cheat sheet law for Maryland car accident and truck accident lawyers dealing with a defendant who may have destroyed relevant evidence: “Spoliation is the destruction, mutilation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2708,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2720","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nSpoliation of Evidence in Maryland | Baltimore Personal Injury Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Free Consultation (800) 553-8082 Miller & Zois helps injured victims and their families in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Baltimore Personal Injury Lawyers. 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