The BC Supreme Court dismissed a truck fire product liability action because the truck, components and records had been destroyed, creating a substantial risk that a fair trial was impossible. It declined to find spoliation because the evidence did not establish that the items were destroyed to affect the litigation.
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T&S Transportation Systems Inc. v Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, 2026 BCSC 1942
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Held. The BC Supreme Court dismissed a truck fire product liability action because the truck, components and records had been destroyed, creating a substantial risk that a fair trial was impossible.
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