Maine Law Court Invites Briefs About Whether Redacted Medical Records Should be Available in Civil Cases.

Deadline March 30, 2020

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, invites briefs of amici curiae in the appeal of Carol A. Kennelly v. Mid Coast Hospital, Law Court docket number Cum-18-445, on the issue of whether medical records of nonparties are discoverable in a civil action if the records are redacted to remove the information that is understood to identify patients.

The briefs filed by Kennelly, Mid Coast Hospital, and amici curiae Maine Hospital Association and Maine Medical Association; the appendix; and the audio recording of the oral argument held on March 5, 2019, are available at the link below.

https://www.courts.maine.gov/maine_courts/supreme/amicus_invites/kennelly/index.html