Legal Opinion
Pina v. Espinoza
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 2001No. 20,738PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
{1} This case requires us to decide the extent to which a plaintiff in a personal injury action may be required to disclose confidential communications contained in her medical records. We take this opportunity to set out guidelines for discovery of physician-patient communications when the plaintiff has placed a medical condition at issue. Because we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering Plaintiff to execute a blanket release, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
{2} Plaintiff sued Defendant alleging, inter alia, that Defendant’s vehicle rear-ended Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hughson v. St. Francis HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- In Re Roger NovakCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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