Norris v. Sattler

JOHN, Judge.

Defendant Cape Fear Memorial Hospital, Inc. (Cape Fear) appeals the trial court’s order denying its “Motion to Waive Privilege and Permit Contact with Treating Physician.” Cape Fear’s appeal is interlocutory and must be dismissed.

Pertinent facts and procedural history include the following: On 15 June 1995, plaintiffs Murray and Shirley B. Norris (Mr. and Mrs. Norris), husband and wife, filed suit against defendants Raymond Sattler, M.D. (Dr. Sattler), Wilmington Neurological Associates, P.A. (WNA), and Cape Fear. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleged that Dr. Sattler, an employee of WNA,…