A practice manual as well as an authoritative resource, this book analyzes the issues from the standpoints of civil litigation, criminal litigation, and the laws of professional responsibility. It discusses in-depth the spoliation inference, the tort of spoliation, discovery sanctions, ethics, and routine destruction. Also included is an expanded discussion of discovery sanctions, including procedural issues, choice-of-law considerations, the requirements for preserving sanctions issues for appellate review, burdens of proof, and appellate review.