FINDLING v. GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC.

A21-1518 A21-1527 A21-1528 A21-1530.

998 N.W.2d 1 (2023)

William FINDLING, et al., Appellants, v. GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC., d/b/a Health Partners and Regions Hospital, Respondent (A21-1518), Essentia Health, et al., Respondents (A21-1527), Fairview Health Services, et al., Respondents (A21-1528), Allina Health Systems, Respondent (A21-1530).

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: December 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon Thompson , Barry M. Landy , Rachel L. Barrett , Jacob F. Siegel , Ciresi Conlin LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellants.

Anthony J. Novak , Patrick H. O'Neill III , Larson King, LLP, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondents Group Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Health Partners and Regions Hospital.

David A. Schooler , Gordon & Rees, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Andrew McCarty , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York, for respondents Essentia Health and Innovis Health, LLC.

Gregory E. Karpenko , Anupama D. Sreekanth , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondents Fairview Health Services and HealthEast Care System.

Mark R. Bradford , Bradford, Andresen, Norrie & Camarotto, Bloomington, Minnesota, for respondent Allina Health System.

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Adam Welle , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General.

Patrick Stoneking , Jeff Anderson & Associates PA, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.


OPINION

Appellants in these consolidated appeals are four individual patients (the Patients) who made written requests for medical records from their healthcare providers, the respondents in this case (the Providers). The Minnesota Health Records Act requires that, upon a patient's written request, a healthcare provider...

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