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5 Michigan opinions name it 1 courts 2016–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Brenner v. Kolkgreen2 sentences2020A “litigant is under a duty to preserve evidence that it knows or reasonably should know is relevant to [an] action,” Brenner v Kolk, 226 Mich App 149, 162 ; 573 NW2d 65 (1997), and failure to preserve that evidence can result in a sanction in the form of a spoliation instruction, Pugno v Blue Harvest Farms LLC, 326 Mich App 1, 24 ; 930 NW2d 393 (2018). 2020A “litigant is under a duty to preserve evidence that it knows or reasonably should know is relevant to [an] action,” Brenner v Kolk, 226 Mich App 149, 162 ; 573 NW2d 65 (1997), and failure to preserve that evidence can result in a sanction in the form of a spoliation instruction, Pugno v Blue Harvest Farms LLC, 326 Mich App 1, 24 ; 930 NW2d 393 (2018). | 1 | 4 |
Liliya Komendat v. Andrew Giffordgreen1 sentence2024See M Civ JI 60.1; see also Komendat, 334 Mich App at 150-151 (Citing M Civ JI 60.1, and determining that a spoliation instruction may be warranted if the evidence in question is material). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
John Pugno v. Blue Harvest Farms LLC
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2 sentences2020A “litigant is under a duty to preserve evidence that it knows or reasonably should know is relevant to [an] action,” Brenner v Kolk, 226 Mich App 149, 162 ; 573 NW2d 65 (1997), and failure to preserve that evidence can result in a sanction in the form of a spoliation instruction, Pugno v Blue Harvest Farms LLC, 326 Mich App 1, 24 ; 930 NW2d 393 (2018). 2020A “litigant is under a duty to preserve evidence that it knows or reasonably should know is relevant to [an] action,” Brenner v Kolk, 226 Mich App 149, 162 ; 573 NW2d 65 (1997), and failure to preserve that evidence can result in a sanction in the form of a spoliation instruction, Pugno v Blue Harvest Farms LLC, 326 Mich App 1, 24 ; 930 NW2d 393 (2018). | 1 | 2020–2020 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.