{"id":2371,"date":"2019-05-23T22:13:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2019-05-23T22:13:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:13:51","slug":"new-york-court-refuses-to-give-adverse-inference-instruction-to-jury-for-defendants-alleged-spoliation-of-evidence-in-medical-malpractice-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-refuses-to-give-adverse-inference-instruction-to-jury-for-defendants-alleged-spoliation-of-evidence-in-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Refuses to Give Adverse Inference Instruction to Jury for Defendant&#8217;s Alleged Spoliation of Evidence in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The plaintiff in a Syracuse medical malpractice case has the burden of proving each and every element of his or her case.<\/p>\n<p>Oftentimes, the plaintiff must obtain much of the evidence of his or her claim from one or more of the defendants against whom he or she has filed suit.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging that a defendant may have an incentive to hide or destroy evidence in order to avoid a finding of liability, New York law gives trial courts the authority to impose harsh sanctions for spoliation of evidence.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-refuses-to-give-adverse-inference-instruction-to-jury-for-defendants-alleged-spoliation-of-evidence-in-medical-malpractice-lawsuit\/#more-2371\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plaintiff in a Syracuse medical malpractice case has the burden of proving each and every element of his or her case. 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