Legal Opinion
Hahnemann University Hospital v. Edgar
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 16, 1996No. 95-1667UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
Respondents Charles C. Edgar and Laura D.G. Edgar sued Hahnemann University Hospital as conservators of the person and estate of their daughter, Shane Edgar, and in their own right, alleging that the hospital acted with gross negligence and willful misconduct when it failed to protect Shane Edgar from being raped forcibly by two male patients. 1 During discovery, the Edgars requested the patient charts of the two male patients who allegedly raped Shane Edgar. The hospital objected on the grounds that the documents were confidential and that it…
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- Hahnemann University Hospital v. EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996