VideoEvidence

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June 2, 2017

Summary Judgment Granted Despite Destruction of Video Evidence

In Taylor v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., d/b/a Rite-Aid, Case No. 16-00474 (D. Oregon, May 12, 2017), Plaintiff sued Defendant after she slipped and fell in a large puddle while shopping in the Defendant drugstore. She testified that after she fell, someone placed cones around the spill and wet floor signs. Various other remedial measures allegedly

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December 21, 2016

False Arrest Plaintiff Awarded Attorneys’ Fees and Adverse Inference for Police Spoliation of Video Evidence

In Cahill v. Dart et. al., Case No. 13-361 (N.D. Ill., December 2, 2016), Plaintiff sued Defendants (police officers with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office) for claims of false arrest, malicious prosecution and violations of the Fourth Amendment following his arrest for driving on a suspended license. Defendants alleged that Plaintiff dropped a package of

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August 26, 2016

Court Re-opens Discovery Regarding Possible Spoliation of Police Brutality Video Evidence

In Beck et. al. v. Baker et. al., Case NO. 14-67 (D. N.M., Aug. 9, 2016), an excessive force, unreasonable seizure, and retaliation case brought against Defendant police officers, the District of New Mexico considered possible spoliation of video evidence. Plaintiffs were warned by police when their neighbor accused them of harassment. After police left,