Spoliation of Evidence Issues Bedevil Store Injury Litigants | Law.com

Slip and fall cases plague all kinds of marketing venues but falls in
supermarkets and department stores seem to stand out.  Most, if not all,
significant stores have video cameras operating in strategic locations so
the injurious event may well have been filmed.  The video recording could
help prove the plaintiff’s case or, quite possibly, disprove it.  The video
can be a silent but dramatic witness.

However, store-based video equipment often is meant to run continuously so
images are taped over cycle after cycle.  Because of limited storage
capacity, computers, at some point, likely erase all footage
automatically.  The storage period might only be several weeks.  This means
that, although an injury episode, such as a fall by an elderly person due
to produce or liquid on the floor may have been filmed, unless someone
intervenes timely to preserve the tape, the video may be erased.

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Source:
http://www.law.com/sites/michaelhoenig/2014/07/16/spoliation-of-evidence-issues-bedevil-store-injury-litigants/?slreturn=20140618235244
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