Lobley v. Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JACK H. COOK, Circuit Judge.

This cause comes before the Court upon the Motion to Compel filed by the Defendant, Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc., asking that the Court compel Plaintiff to provide said Defendant with a copy of the report of Dr. Paul Buey, Plaintiff’s expert trial witness.

Plaintiff defends against the motion to compel discovery by asserting that Dr. Bucy’s report to Plaintiff’s counsel is privileged as attorney work product.

The question then presented to the Court is whether or not an expert’s report directed to an attorney prior to the expert having been…