Smith v. St. Luke's Hospital

WILLIAMS, P.J.,

Before the court is plaintiff’s motion for sanctions, filed in response to defendant Maish’s refusal to honor a request for production of statements arid documents. More specifically, plaintiff’s discovery request seeks, inter alia, the claims and investigation files of defendant Maish’s insurer. Counsel for Maish contends that the entire contents of those files are confidential, asserting a claim of attorney-client privilege. Plaintiff argues that defendant cannot clothe *55an otherwise discoverable document with a cloak of confidentiality or privilege merely because it has…