Weil v. Dillon Companies, Inc.

BENDER, Justice.

In this original proceeding, we review the trial court’s order that the plaintiff in a personal injury action, Dr. Jerry Weil, release all of his medical records from certain healthcare providers to the defendant, Dillon Companies, Inc., without first determining whether the records requested were related to the cause and extent of the injuries and damages claimed in this suit. We issued a rule to show cause and make the rule absolute.

Our precedent instructs that generic claims for pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of quality of life do not constitute an implied…