Lawrence v. Bay Osteopathic Hospital, Inc

Defendants Dhana Shrestha, M.D. and Dhana Shrestha, M.D., P.C., appeal as of right from an order and that portion of a judgment issued by Bay Circuit Judge William J. Caprathe imposing sanctions upon defendants Shrestha and Bay Osteopathic Hospital.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in determining that defense counsel acted improperly in conducting an ex parte interview of Dr. Woolliscroft, decedent’s treating physician subsequent to defendants’ alleged malpractice, without plaintiffs’ consent and without the permission of plaintiffs’ attorney.

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