Patton v. Newmar Corp.

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• holding that an expert affidavit that “contains no specific factual support” but only “bare conclusions” is “legally insufficient to oppose summary judgment”
• noting that this court, in Patton I, suggested that power to sanction is tempered by duty to impose least restrictive sanction available
• noting that this court, in Patton I, suggested that power to sanction is tempered by duty to impose least restrictive sanction available
• stating that standard to test impact of spoliation is to consider prejudice to opposing party, including an examination of nature of item lost and potential.for remediation of prejudice
• addressing loss of plaintiffs allegedly defective motor home and loss of parts retained by the plaintiffs’ expert
• “The task of determining what, if any, sanction is to be imposed is implicated by the broad authority provided the trial court.”

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