California Court of Appeal
Pomona Valley Hosp. Med. Ctr. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Cabana), B241684
In a medical negligence action, a hospital's request for a writ of mandate directing the trial court to vacate its order compelling interrogatory responses and production of documents concerning information held solely by the hospital's institutional review board, is granted where: 1) the Board is a medical staff committee whose records are exempt from discovery under Evidence Code section 1157; and 2) the express language of section 1157 does not limit its protections to committees composed solely of licensed practitioners.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/24/2012
- Published 09/24/2012
Judges
- Kriegler
Court
- California Court of Appeal