Supreme Court of Florida

A private employer does not have standing to challenge a discovery request based exclusively on the privacy interest of its employees in their personnel files, but may oppose production on relevance grounds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/12/2002
• Published 09/12/2002

Judges

• LEWIS, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marie A. Borland and Donna J. Fudge of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Petitioners., Scott Mager and Gary S. Gaffney of Mager & Associates, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida;  and Quintairos, McCumber, Prieto & Wood, P.A., Miami, FL, for Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc., Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Camille Godwin and Kenneth L. Connor of Wilkes & McHugh, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent.