Legal Opinion
United Medical Supply Co. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided June 27, 2007No. 03-289CPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
ALLEGRA, Judge.
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”1
Aside perhaps from perjury, no act serves to threaten the integrity of the judicial process more than the spoliation of evidence. Our adversarial process is designed to tolerate human failings—erring judges can be reversed, uncooperative counsel can be shepherded, and recalcitrant witnesses compelled *259to testify. But, when critical documents go missing, judges and litigants alike descend into a world of ad hocery and half measures—and our civil justice system suffers.
To guard against this, each party in litigation is…
2Cases cited99 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Goodman v. Praxair Services, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2009
- Sampson v. City of CambridgeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2008
- Laboratory Corp. of America v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
- Pitney Bowes Government Solutions, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
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