# Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/cedars/

Supreme Court of California, 1998. 18 Cal.4th 1, pp. 8–13.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court discussed evidence rules and case sanctions as responses to lost evidence in the setting before it.

## Limits

It did not create a separate tort claim for that first-party evidence loss. Other facts and rules may differ.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/18/1.html