Babcock v. Bridgeport Hospital

Opinion

KATZ, J.

This appeal presents the court with its first opportunity to address General Statutes §§ 19a-17b and 19a-25.1 Specifically, we must consider the extent to *793which §§ 19a-17b and 19a-25 create statutory privileges *794for the nondisclosure of medical records to a tort claimant. We must determine what information relating to medical peer reviews and hospital morbidity studies these statutes shelter from disclosure and what burdens of proof must be assumed by those who seek to avail themselves of the privilege.

The cumbersome record discloses the following undisputed facts. In July,…