Baker ex rel. Baker v. Eckerd Corp.

Alisabeth Baker, by and through her natural guardian, parent, and next best friend, Laura Baker, (hereinafter “Baker”), has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asserting that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law when it granted Eek-erd’s pretrial motion to compel discovery and denied Baker’s related motion for protective order. We have determined that the petition should be granted in part.

The underlying case in this matter is Baker’s action for damages against Eckerd Corporation and Eckerd pharmacist, Robert Simmons. In 1991, Simmons allegedly mislabeled a…