PERSONAL INJURY/HIPPA

Division Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals held in special action proceeding that when plaintiff’s decedent shared a hospital room with a fellow patient who witnessed events material to plaintiff’s claims against the hospital and other defendants, the trial court did not violate the witness’s physician-patient privilege by ordering the defendant hospital to disclose to plaintiff’s counsel, under seal, the name, address, and telephone number of the witness. Carondelet Health Network V. Atteberry; No; Travmed USA 2 CA-CV 2009 0019; Opinion Filed: 06/12/2009