Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance v. Svaty

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

This case arises from the consolidation of an original action in mandamus and a collateral order appeal, both filed by Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co. (KaMMCO). KaMMCO seeks relief from a discovery order entered in a pending medical malpractice action. KaMMCO, which is not a party in the underlying medical malpractice action and does not insure the malpractice defendant, argues that the district court failed to “protect [its] privileges, to protect its confidential and proprietary information, [and] to reheve it from the undue burden of…