HARTMANN v. NORDIN

No. 06SA51.

147 P.3d 43 (2006)

Jon HARTMANN and Pamela Hartmann, Plaintiffs v. John Robert NORDIN, M.D.; David A. Connett, D.O.; Deborah Hunter, N.P.; Rocky Mountain Health Centers of Lakewood, P.C.; Anthony L. Valenti, D.P.M.; Allied Foot & Ankle Clinics of Colorado, P.C.; and Jeffrey Gunter, M.D., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

November 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leventhal, Brown & Puga, P.C., Jim Leventhal, James E. Puga, Daniel A. Lipman, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

Johnson, McConaty & Sargent, P.C., Thomas J. Kresl, Andrew W. Jurs, Glendale, Colorado, Jaudon & Avery LLP, David H. Yun, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendant John R. Nordin, M.D.

No appearance by or on behalf of defendants David A. Connett, D.O.; Deborah Hunter, N.P.; Rocky Mountain Health Centers of Lakewood, P.C.; Anthony L. Valenti, D.P.M.; Allied Foot & Ankle Clinics of Colorado, P.C.; and Jefferey Gunter, M.D.

Montgomery, Little, Soran, Murray & Kuhn, P.C., Amy E. Cook-Olson, Greenwood Village, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

Office of University Counsel, Patrick T. O'Rourke, Special Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Budman, Mastin & Hershey, LLC, Kari M. Hershey, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Board of Regents of the University of Colorado.


Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Pursuant to C.A.R. 21, we exercised jurisdiction over this original proceeding to determine whether plaintiffs in a medical malpractice action may assert the physician-patient and spousal privileges to prevent defense deposition questions regarding their own and their close family members' medical history that bears upon the injuries and damages that are at issue in this lawsuit.1

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