Legal Opinion

Cua v. Morrison

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 29, 1993No. 29A05-9212-CV-456PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Rosita L. Cua (“Cua”) and Stephen M. Paterson (“Paterson”) jointly submit this permissive interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s Order requiring Cua, the plaintiff in a personal injury tort claim, to execute a letter authorizing defense counsel to conduct informal, ex parte interviews with her health-care providers.

Pursuant to Appellate Rule 4(B)(6), the trial court certified the issue to us as follows:

“Whether the Trial Court abused its discretion in entering an Order requiring plaintiff to sign a release allowing defense counsel to engage in ex parte communication with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Petrillo v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. Doe v. Eli Lilly & Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
  4. Canfield v. SandockIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Collins v. BairIndiana Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Sercon Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1995

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