FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 301.11
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EVIDENCE OR KEEP A RECORD
a. Adverse inference.
If you find that:
(Name of party) [lost] [destroyed] [mutilated] [altered] [concealed] or otherwise caused the (describe evidence) to be unavailable, while it was within [his] [her] [its] possession, custody, or control; and the (describe evidence) would have been material in deciding the disputed issues in this case; then you may, but are not required to, infer that this evidence would have been unfavorable to (name of party). You may consider this, together with the other evidence, in determining the issues of the case.
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- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
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36b38212143195ec0dee2f6aba51232178af20d77a5b066a704414ed99af67cd
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