Sedwick: HIPAA isn’t part of Rule 26 balancing
Judge John Sedwick has ordered a plaintiff to disclose ten years of broad medical and psychiatric information in a garden-variety PI case.
Eli Garnish injured his hand and arm in an industrial accident aboard a ship. He sued, alleging negligence and unseaworthiness, and sought
recovery for physical injuries, present and future medical expenses, […]
Filed under HIPAA, Discovery, Privileges
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