Ray v. B. Keith Forgy, M.D., P.A.

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

*430 Grace Hospital, Inc., Blue Ridge Healthcare System, Inc., Grace HealthCare System, Inc., and Carolinas HealthCare System, Inc.

*431 (hereinafter referred to as the "hospital defendants") appeal from an order of the trial court, denying in part and granting in part, their motion for a protective order and plaintiffs' motion to compel. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the order of the trial court.

*3 I. Background

On 25 August 2004, plaintiffs for the Estate of Donna S. Ray, by Thomas D. Ray and Robert A. Wilson, IV, administrators of the Estate of Donna S. Ray, and Thomas D.…