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third-party spoliation claim in Indiana

8 Indiana opinions name it 2 courts 2006–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Indiana 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.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Murphy v. Target Productsgreen
indctapp · 1991 · cited in 4 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2008–2024
2 sentences

2008This would directly conflict with Murphy [v. Target Prods., 580 N.E.2d 687, 690 (Ind.Ct.App.1991), reh'g denied, trans. denied ] as well as the law in most other states that have addressed the specific issue of a third-party spoliation claim by an employee against an employer based on evidence relevant to an industrial accident covered by worker's compensation.

2008This would directly conflict with Murphy [v. Target Prods., 580 N.E.2d 687, 690 (Ind.Ct.App.1991), reh’g denied, trans. denied ] as well as the law in most other states that have addressed the specific issue of a third-party spoliation claim' by an employee against an employer based on evidence relevant to an industrial accident covered by worker’s compensation.

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Gribben v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.green
ind · 2005 · cited in 3 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2011–2024
2 sentences

2024Third-party spoliation claims run the risk of duplicative litigation, see Glotzbach, 854 N.E.2d at 341 (“Proving damages in a third-party spoliation claim becomes highly speculative and involves a lawsuit in which the issue is the outcome of another hypothetical lawsuit.”), and raise concerns of jury confusion and inconsistent results, Gribben, 824 N.E.2d at 355 (quoting Cedars-Sinai Med.

2023“Third-party spoliation refers to spoliation by a non-party.” Id. (citing Gribben, 824 N.E.2d at 350 ). [10] In 1991, this court declined to recognize a third-party spoliation claim.

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Glotzbach v. Fromangreen
ind · 2006 · cited in 3 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2010–2024
2 sentences

2024A year later, this Court took up a third-party spoliation claim in Glotzbach v. Froman, 854 N.E.2d 337 (Ind. 2006).

2024Third-party spoliation claims run the risk of duplicative litigation, see Glotzbach, 854 N.E.2d at 341 (“Proving damages in a third-party spoliation claim becomes highly speculative and involves a lawsuit in which the issue is the outcome of another hypothetical lawsuit.”), and raise concerns of jury confusion and inconsistent results, Gribben, 824 N.E.2d at 355 (quoting Cedars-Sinai Med.

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Town of St. John v. Home Builders Ass'n of Northern Indiana, Inc.green
indctapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024John v. Home Builders Ass’n of N. Ind., Inc., 428 N.E.2d 1299, 1302 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981) (treating a party’s motion to reconsider as a T.R. 60 motion because it substantively met T.R. 60 motion’s requirements), and the trial court did not err in dismissing Safeco’s negligence claim because it is substantively a third-party spoliation claim.

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April Goodwin, Tiffany Randolph and Javon Washington v. Yeakle's Sports Bar and Grill, Inc.green
ind · 2016 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024A plaintiff alleging a negligence claim must show: “(1) duty owed to [the] plaintiff by defendant; (2) breach of duty by allowing conduct to fall below the applicable standard of care; and (3) compensable injury proximately caused by defendant’s breach of duty.” Goodwin, 62 N.E.3d at 386 (cleaned up).

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Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Owensbygreen
indctapp · 1998 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
2 sentences

2023See Thompson, 704 N.E.2d at 140 .

2023See Thompson, 704 N.E.2d at 139 (providing that the Thompsons could pursue a third-party spoliation claim when the third-party “took possession of the evidence and lost it”). [21] With respect to its third-party spoliation claim, Safeco alleged in its amended complaint as follows: 13.

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Howard Regional Health System v. Gordon Ex Rel. Gordongreen
indctapp · 2010 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
1 sentence

2011Howard Regional Health System v. Gordon, 925 N.E.2d 453, 460 (Ind.Ct.App.2010). [1] More problematic to the Gordons is their express inclusion of a third-party spoliation claim against the Hospital in their already-pending proposed complaint under the Medical Malpractice Act.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court green
cal · 1998
1 sentence

2024Ctr. v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles Cnty., 954 P.2d 511 , 519–20 (Cal. 1998)).

12024–2024
Martino v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. green
fla · 2005
1 sentence

2006The Estate argues that IOSHA's instruction should produce the same result as in Bondu v. Gurvich, where the Florida District Court of Appeal held that a plaintiff could maintain a third-party spoliation claim against a hospital because a statute required all hospitals to maintain and make available to patients their medical records. 473 So.2d 18307 , 18312 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1984), overruled on other grounds by Martino v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 908 So.2d 342 (Fla. 2005).

12006–2006

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IN § Ind. Code § 16-39-7-1 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IN 8 (2006–2024) FL 2 (2017–2018)

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.

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