By Doug Austin
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In Woodell v. Bernstein, et. al., No. 14-2836 (Cal. App., Dec. 30, 2015), the California Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court, which imposed terminating sanctions against the plaintiff for spoliation of evidence and dismissed his lawsuit with prejudice after the plaintiff had wiped his cell phone, which was key to the case.
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Case Background
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In this defamation case, the plaintiff claimed to have lost his cell phone while out walking his dog. One of the defendants found the…
