Taylor v. Perni

MURPHY, Judge.

*587 The trial court abused its discretion by granting a motion to quash a subpoena under Rule 45(c)(3)(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure when it failed to review an outside contract that allegedly protected the information sought under the subpoena and granted the motion solely on the basis of the moving party's assertion that the contract protected the information. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs, Cortney Taylor and Calista Burton Taylor ("the Taylors"), brought several claims in a medical malpractice action in West *588 Virginia…