Ex Parte Coosa Valley Health Care, Inc.

Coosa Valley Health Care, Inc. ("Coosa Valley"), one of the defendants in a civil action pending in the Etowah Circuit Court, petitions for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Donald W. Stewart to vacate or amend his discovery orders of October 27, 1999, and December 27, 1999, compelling Coosa Valley to produce certain information and materials requested by the plaintiff. Coosa Valley contends that discovery of this information and these materials would contravene § 6-5-551, Ala. Code 1975, a portion of the Medical Liability Act of 1987.

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In 1991, after experiencing complications from a stroke,…