State ex rel. Floyd v. Court of Common Pleas

The conditions which must exist to support the issuance of a writ of prohibition are: (1) The court or officer against whom it is sought must be about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power; (2) the exercise of such power must be unauthorized by law; and (3) it must appear that the refusal of the writ would result in injury for which there is no other adequate remedy. State, ex rel. Glass, v. Brown (1977), 52 Ohio St. 2d 7.

Eelators’ position is that a party bringing suit for personal injuries may not be compelled to disclose privileged medical information by giving opposing counsel…