2169 If a defendant's deliberate concealment of relevant evidence prevented plaintiff from presenting his/her full case to the jury, plaintiff is entitled to a new trial, and even though judgment has already been entered, the trial court has power to impose sanctions on the party who concealed evidence.CitationSHERMAN v KINETIC CONCEPTS (Silicon Beads) 67 CA4 1152 See: CCP 657, 128.5; Cedars-Sinai v Superior Court 18 C4 1, T/AT 6/98; McGinty v Superior Court 26 CA4 204; Schultz v Mathias 3 CA3 904; Pate v Channel 51 CA4 1447
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