Bericochea-Cartagena v. Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.

How courts have described this case

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• finding that the destroyed vehicle was not necessary to prove a design defect case when expert testimony, testimony of witnesses, police reports, photographs, and claims adjustor reports were presented to prove causation
• denying motion to dismiss based on spoliation in design defect case where other evidence was sufficient to offset prejudice
• denying summary judgment as a sanction in a design defect case because sufficient evidence to present a prima facie case existed without the vehicle salvage, which the plaintiffs had rejected delivery of due to emotional distress
• “[T]he spoliation of the Sidekick will not hamper the defense in the instant case and, therefore, it is not a proper basis for dismissal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).