Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.

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

• noting that New York courts follow the majority view and do not view spoliation of evidence as an actionable tort
• stating that \the majority of jurisdictions refuse to recognize such a cause of action\ (citations omitted) and that \[t]he Courts of New York follow the majority view and do not recognize spoliation of evidence as a cognizable tort action\
• allowing amendment of complaint to substitute spoliation claims with causes of action for common law negligence and prima facie tort
• New York does not recognize spoliation of evidence as independent tort, but does recognize common-law action for negligently or intentionally impairing right to bring action against tortfeasor
• New York does not recognize spoliation of evidence as independent tort, but does recognize common-law action for negligently or intentionally impairing right to bring action against tortfeasor
• unlawful interference with employee’s right to pursue workers’ compensation claim

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Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• DiDomenico v. C & S Aeromatik Supplies, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1998-12-28· cited 101×
• Coleman v. Eddy Potash, Inc.
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1995-09-22· cited 79×
• Rizzuto v. Davidson Ladders, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2006-10-03· cited 61×
• Black Radio Network, Inc. v. Nynex Corp.
  S.D. New York· 1999-04-30· cited 45×
• Fletcher v. Dorchester Mutual Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-08-16· cited 44×
• Smith v. Atkinson
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-02-04· cited 40×
• Christian v. Kenneth Chandler Const. Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-03-03· cited 38×
• Willard v. Caterpillar, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1995-11-30· cited 23×
• Lucas v. Christiana Skating Center, Ltd.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1998-04-17· cited 18×
• Sterbenz v. Attina
  E.D. New York· 2002-06-11· cited 16×
• MetLife Auto & Home v. Joe Basil Chevrolet, Inc.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2002-12-30· cited 16×
• Larison v. City of Trenton
  D. New Jersey· 1998-05-05· cited 9×
• New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency v. Bank of Tokyo Trust Co.
  New York Supreme Court· 1994-11-28· cited 8×
• Fada Industries, Inc. v. Falchi Building Co.
  New York Supreme Court· 2001-06-22· cited 3×
• Alegria v. Metro Metal Products, Inc.
  New York Supreme Court· 2010-08-20
• Urban v. Dollar Bank
  Alleghany County Court of Common Pleas· 1996-10-23

Cites

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

• Burns Jackson Miller Summit & Spitzer v. Lindner
  New York Court of Appeals· 1983-06-16· cited 514×
• Hazen v. Municipality of Anchorage
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1986-07-31· cited 124×
• Koplin v. Rosel Well Perforators, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1987-03-27· cited 74×
• Miller v. Montgomery County
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1985-07-09· cited 62×
• Panich v. Iron Wood Products Corp.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1989-08-07· cited 55×
• Federated Mutual Insurance Co. v. Litchfield Precision Components, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1990-05-25· cited 54×
• Petrik v. Monarch Printing Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1986-11-12· cited 53×
• Terranova v. Emil
  New York Court of Appeals· 1967-11-02· cited 51×
• La Raia v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-07-17· cited 47×
• Murphy v. Target Products
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1991-10-29· cited 46×
• Murray v. Farmers Insurance
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1990-06-28· cited 38×
• Coley v. Arnot Ogden Memorial Hospital
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1985-02-28· cited 32×
• Sommer v. Kaufman
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1977-11-03· cited 29×
• Gardner v. Blackston
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-02-08· cited 27×
• Edwards v. Louisville Ladder Co.
  W.D. Louisiana· 1992-06-19· cited 27×
• DeMarco v. Federal Insurance
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1984-02-02· cited 20×
• Amodei v. New York State Chiropractic Ass'n
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1990-04-10· cited 20×
• Peresluha v. City of New York
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1977-12-27· cited 15×
• Pharr v. Cortese
  New York Supreme Court· 1990-06-27· cited 10×
• Caban v. Gottlieb Iron Works
  New York Supreme Court· 1990-06-14· cited 9×

Other cases named Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2003-11-06· cited 6×
• Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.
  New York Supreme Court· 2001-10-23· cited 5×