Can a store deny me the right to see the tapes from the day I was hit by an SUV while on one of their electric carts as I was passing to get to my car?
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Can a store deny me the right to see the tapes from the day I was hit by an SUV while on one of their electric carts as I was passing to get to my car?
Asked on April 21, 2014 under Personal Injury, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Until and unless you actually institute a lawsuit and, in the course of the lawsuit, use the legal process or mechanism of "discovery" (such as document production requests or subpoenas), yes, they can deny this to you. An private party is not under a general obligation or duty to share information, photos, videos, documents, etc. except and only to the extent required by a court order or otherwise in the course of a legal proceeding.
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