12 New Jersey opinions name it 2 courts 2008–2025 7 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|
Rosenblit v. Zimmermangreen2 sentences2025To prevail on a fraudulent concealment claim, a plaintiff must demonstrate: (1) That defendant in the fraudulent concealment action had a legal obligation to disclose evidence in connection with an existing or pending litigation; (2) That the evidence was material to the litigation; (3) That plaintiff could not reasonably have obtained access to the evidence from another source; (4) That defendant intentionally withheld, altered or destroyed the evidence with purpose to disrupt the litigation; (5) That plaintiff was damaged in the underlying action by having to rely on an evidential record tha 2025To prevail on a fraudulent concealment claim, a plaintiff must demonstrate: (1) That defendant in the fraudulent concealment action had a legal obligation to disclose evidence in connection with an existing or pending litigation; (2) That the evidence was material to the litigation; (3) That plaintiff could not reasonably have obtained access to the evidence from another source; (4) That defendant intentionally withheld, altered or destroyed the evidence with purpose to disrupt the litigation; (5) That plaintiff was damaged in the underlying action by having to rely on an evidential record tha | 5 | 9 |
Cockerline v. Menendezgreen1 sentence2025Spoliation "occurs when evidence pertinent to the action is destroyed, thereby interfering with the action's proper administration and disposition." Cockerline v. Menendez, 411 N.J. | 1 | 1 |
Trinity Church v. Lawson-Bellgreen1 sentence2025Trinity Church v. Lawson-Bell, 394 N.J. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Jersey. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Reyes v. Egner
green
2 sentences2021Id. at 459 . 2019Id. at 459 . | 2 | 2019–2021 |
Viviano v. CBS, INC.
green
1 sentence2025Id. at 122 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Jerista v. Murray
green
2 sentences2008On the other hand, an act of spoliation by a third party, including a reckless one, see Jerista v. Murray, 185 N.J. 175, 201-03 , 883 A.2d 350 (2005), will not often give rise to an evidentiary sanction in the trial of the case in chief, but instead will be addressed in a separate proceeding. 2008On the other hand, an act of spoliation by a third party, including a reckless one, see Jerista v. Murray, 185 N.J. 175, 201-03 , 883 A.2d 350 (2005), will not often give rise to an evidentiary sanction in the trial of the case in chief, but instead will be addressed in a separate proceeding. | 1 | 2008–2008 |
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.