State ex rel. Tally v. Grimm

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

May the trial judge in the underlying medical malpractice action compel the plaintiff to execute an “Earnings Authorization” permitting defendants to discover wages and other income information contained in plaintiff’s personnel records held by the employer? Yes.

Respondent judge proposed to enter the order. The Court of Appeals, Eastern District, prohibited entry of the proposed order. This Court granted transfer and determines the cause pursuant to Mo. Const, art. V, § 10. Writ quashed.

The underlying lawsuit is a medical malpractice action brought by William and…