Lynch v. Saddler

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing a spoliation inference should be “utilized 16 prudently and sparingly,” and only where the requesting party “can show both intentional destruction and control of the evidence”
• explaining a party seeking a spoliation instruction must “show both intentional destruction and control of the evidence,” and that a “spoliation inference should be utilized prudently and sparingly” (citation omitted)
• “In general, it is the legislature’s duty to declare the law and the court’s responsibility to interpret the law.” (Citation omitted.)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).