GRIBBEN v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 94S00-0403-CQ-130.

824 N.E.2d 349 (2005)

Patricia GRIBBEN, Plaintiff below, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant below.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris L. Klapper, G.R. Parish, Jr., Klapper, Isaac & Parish, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Thomas L. Davis, Julia Blackwell Gelinas, Lucy R. Dollens, Locke Reynolds LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Defendant.

Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Thomas R. Schultz, Donald B. Kite, Sr., Schultz & Pogue, LLP, Carmel, IN, James D. Johnson, Rudolph Fine Porter & Johnson, Evansville, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae.


DICKSON, Justice.

Pursuant to Indiana Appellate Rule 64, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has certified, and we have accepted, the following questions of Indiana law:

1. Does Indiana law recognize a claim for "first-party" spoliation of evidence; that is, if an alleged tortfeasor negligently or intentionally destroys or discards evidence that is relevant to a tort action, does...

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