Mary (Jones) Shirey v. Rex Flenar, M.D.
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Vaidik, Chief Judge.
Case Summary
[1] After Mary Shirey was injured in a car accident, she sought treatment from Dr. Rex Flenar. A few weeks later, Shirey's lawyer asked Dr. Flenar for her medical records. Dr. Flenar failed to respond for several years before eventually indicating that the records were destroyed by his medical-records software provider. Shirey has sued Dr. Flenar, claiming that she has a private right of action under Indiana Code section 16-39-1-1, which requires a healthcare provider to supply a patient's medical records upon request by the patient. She also asserts that, to…
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