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Spoliation of Evidence in Maryland<\/strong>\"spoliation\"<\/p>\n

Obviously, in fairness to all parties, the best practice with respect to evidence in a case is to preserve all potential evidence until all legal proceeds have begun and concluded. But the real world often takes us down another path.<\/p>\n

Spoliation of evidence is ultimately an evidentiary issue under Maryland law. Maryland courts make clear that, when warranted,\u00a0the appropriate remedy is an adverse jury instruction or presumption to the jury to infer that the evidence concealed was unfavorable to the party that destroyed the relevant evidence.<\/p>\n

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Spoliation of Evidence in Maryland Obviously, in fairness to all parties, the best practice with respect to evidence in a case is to preserve all potential evidence until all legal proceeds have begun and concluded. But the real world often takes us down another path. Spoliation of evidence is ultimately an evidentiary issue under Maryland […]<\/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-2736","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nSpoliation of Evidence in Truck Accident and Car Accident Cases<\/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. Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers. 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