Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that an opponent’s refusal to produce properly requested data can seriously impair a party’s ability to present its claim or defense
• concluding that a party must possess a duty to preserve evidence in order for a spoliation instruction to be proper
• recognizing that ″the loss or destruction of evidence may seriously impair a party’s ability to present its case″
• recognizing that “the loss or destruction of evidence may seriously impair a party’s ability to present its case”
• recognizing that \the loss or destruction of evidence may seriously impair a party's ability to present its case\
• recognizing that “the loss or destruction of evidence may seriously impair a party’s ability to present its case”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

200 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Cire v. Cummings
  Texas Supreme Court· 2004-04-23· cited 1,317×
• Shupe v. Lingafelter
  Texas Supreme Court· 2006-05-05· cited 284×
• Texas Disposal Systems Landfill, Inc. v. Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2007-04-03· cited 178×
• Brookshire Brothers, Ltd. v. Jerry Aldridge
  Texas Supreme Court· 2014-07-03· cited 163×
• McMillin v. State Farm Lloyds
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-12-02· cited 94×
• GJP, INC. v. Ghosh
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2008-04-18· cited 80×
• Wackenhut Corrections Corp. v. De La Rosa
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2009-04-02· cited 77×
• Vela v. Wagner & Brown, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2006-06-21· cited 66×
• Rhey v. Redic
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2013-03-20· cited 51×
• Petroleum Solutions, Inc. v. Bill Head D/B/A Bill Head Enterprises and Titeflex, Inc.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2014-12-23· cited 50×
• TXI Transportation Co. v. Hughes
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2007-05-24· cited 47×
• In the Interest of D.R.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2005-08-18· cited 44×
• Walker v. THOMASSON LUMBER COMPANY
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2006-08-29· cited 43×
• THI OF TEXAS AT LUBBOCK I, LLC v. Perea
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2010-07-28· cited 40×
• Lopez v. Kempthorne
  S.D. Texas· 2010-01-14· cited 40×
• Clear Lake Center, L.P. v. Garden Ridge, L.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2013-07-18· cited 39×
• Neely v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2009-12-03· cited 38×
• University Medical Center, Inc. v. Beglin
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2011-10-27· cited 35×
• Texas Electric Cooperative v. Dillard
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2005-07-20· cited 33×
• 4901 Main, Inc. v. TAS Automotive, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2006-02-02· cited 32×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• TransAmerican Natural Gas Corp. v. Powell
  Texas Supreme Court· 1991-06-19· cited 1,144×
• In the Interest of V.L.K.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2000-06-22· cited 474×
• Timberwalk Apartments, Partners, Inc. v. Cain
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-07-03· cited 417×
• State Ex Rel. State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. Gonzalez
  Texas Supreme Court· 2002-06-27· cited 388×
• McCraw v. Maris
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-06-10· cited 341×
• Trevino v. Ortega
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-07-03· cited 263×
• Lemos v. Montez
  Texas Supreme Court· 1984-11-14· cited 157×
• National Tank Co. v. Brotherton
  Texas Supreme Court· 1993-04-07· cited 139×
• Lorusso v. Members Mutual Insurance Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1980-07-30· cited 124×
• Patterson Dental Co. v. Dunn
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-12-19· cited 112×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Middleton
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1998-10-26· cited 101×
• H.E. Butt Grocery Co. v. Bilotto
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-07-14· cited 98×
• Williford Energy Co. v. Submergible Cable Services, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 1994-10-11· cited 87×
• Brewer v. Dowling
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1993-10-26· cited 73×
• Aguirre v. South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1999-08-16· cited 61×
• Malone v. Foster
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-06-05· cited 53×
• Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Mobile Video Tapes, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 2001-04-26· cited 33×
• Anderson v. Taylor Publishing Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2000-01-04· cited 25×
• Whiteside v. Watson
  Tex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 2000-03-23· cited 23×
• X.L. Insurance Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 1996-05-24· cited 11×

Other cases named Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-10-18· cited 55×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-14· cited 15×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2001-04-05· cited 10×