Define "spoliation.". Give three specific examples, including evidence other than documents

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Spoliation is "the destruction or significant alteration of evidence or the failure to preserve property for another's use as evidence in pending or reasonably foreseeable litigation" [West v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,167 F.3d 776, 779 (2d Cir. 1999)] Examples may include deleting emails from a hard drive, erasing storage media, or destroying CDs or DVDs.

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The evidentiary phase of the trial would include any of the following except:

A. Jury deliberations B. Closing arguments C. Direct examinations D. Presentation of demonstrative evidence E. None of the above

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A presumption is?

A. not admissible in court.? B. ?a form of hearsay. C. ?assumed true unless disproved by the opponent. D. ?a statement of the elements of the case.

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Historically, many states required that divorce litigants live in the state for one to two years because they required the state to have a vested interest in the marriage before the courts could intervene in the divorce.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Why is it so important to obtain and preserve evidence properly?

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