The First District Court of Appeal held that a plaintiff in a nursing home case could, under the facts of the case, obtain the name and contact information for the decedent’s room-mate at the nursing home who potentially was a material witness.
In Delta Health Group, Inc. d/b/a Rosewood Manor v. Estate of William G. Collins (Clark, Benton and Van Nortwick), the defendant facility argued that Chapter 400 privacy rights trumped the plaintiff’s need for this information in discovery. The Panel held that the trial court had properly considered all interests and that the request and order were sufficiently narrow.