MetLife Auto & Home v. Joe Basil Chevrolet, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kehoe, J.
The issue before us, one not yet considered by the Court of Appeals or this Court, is whether to recognize a cause of action for a negligent or reckless act of spoliation of evidence committed by one not a party or a potential party to the underlying claim to which the spoliated evidence relates. Under the circumstances presented, we decline to recognize a cause of action for “third-party spoliation” of evidence/impairment of claim or defense, either under principles of negligence law or as an independent tort. We thus conclude that Supreme Court properly granted…
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