Torts/Personal Injury,
Evidence
Jan. 9, 2026
New law aims to combat pervasive spoliation of evidence in elder abuse cases
After years of attempts, California has amended the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act to let judges lower the evidentiary bar in cases involving spoliation.
Zachary N. Zaharoff
Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Specializes in Business Fraud, Class Actions, Elder Abuse, and Personal Injury
Email: zzaharoff@cpmlegal.com
Zachary spent over five years as a litigation associate in Big Law before moving to CPM.
In 2011, the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee published findings from a review of nearly 150 cases of alleged chart falsification in California assisted care facilities. Based on allegations made in state citations or in lawsuits spanning more than two decades, the article concluded that "patients and their families often are the victims of records fraud in California nursing homes." See L...
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