Legal Opinion
Weigl v. Quincy Specialties Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1993PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter Tom, J.
Defendant Yeshiva University (Yeshiva) moves to dismiss plaintiff’s causes of action sounding in negligent and intentional spoliation of evidence (i.e., destruction of evidence) on the ground that this jurisdiction does not recognize spoliation as a cognizable tort action.
Plaintiff Susan Weigl was employed by Yeshiva as a laboratory technician. Among her duties was assisting professors and preparing materials for use by its instructors in conducting laboratory experiments during the course of teaching students. Yeshiva provided plaintiff with a laboratory coat…
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