Legal Opinion

Bessette v. the Miriam Hospital

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided October 29, 2010No. C.A. No. PC 10-898Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

Before this Court is a Motion to Compel Production of Documents pursuant to Super. R. Civ. P. 37 filed by Dorothy Bessette ("Plaintiff" or "Bessette"). The Miriam Hospital ("Defendant" or "Miriam") objects to the Motion to Compel. For the reasons discussed herein, this Court grants Plaintiff's motion in part and denies it in part.

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Facts and Travel

Plaintiff seeks production of two documents: 1) A timeline and summary created by Donna Leger, R.N. ("Leger") in preparation for a Peer Review Committee meeting and 2) a five-page report documenting the proceedings of that meeting. This Court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pastore v. SamsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  2. Cofone v. Westerly HospitalSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  3. Lincoln v. Department of Employment & TrainingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991

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