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PINA v. ESPINOZA

No. 20,738.

29 P.3d 1062 (2001)

130 N.M. 661

2001-NMCA-055

Bernadette PINA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charlene ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied August 6, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle W. Gesswein, Las Cruces, NM, for Appellant.

William R. Anderson, Reeves, Chavez, Walker & Albers, P.A., Las Cruces, NM, for Appellee.

Manuel I. Arrieta, Miller, Stratvert & Torgerson, P.A., Las Cruces, NM, P. Scott Eaton, NM Defense Lawyers Association, Albuquerque, NM, William H. Carpenter, Michael B. Browde, NM Trial Lawyers Association, for Amicus Curiae.

Certiorari Denied, No. 27,048, August 6, 2001.

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} This case requires us to decide the extent to which a plaintiff in a personal injury action may be required to disclose confidential communications contained in her medical records. We take this opportunity to set out guidelines for discovery of physician-patient communications when the plaintiff has placed a medical condition at issue. Because we conclude that the trial...

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