United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging defendant committed the tort of spoliation of evidence by failing to preserve materials relevant to a lawsuit, is affirmed where defendant had no duty to preserve the evidence in question.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2005
• Decided 03/16/2005
• Published 03/16/2005

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David P. Murphy (argued), Greenfield, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John R. Maley (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.