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CHAVEZ v. LOVELACE SANDIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

No. 27,425.

189 P.3d 711 (2008)

2008-NMCA-104

Willie CHAVEZ and Mary Ellen Chavez, as personal representatives of the Estate of Anita Chavez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOVELACE SANDIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., a New Mexico corporation d/b/a Lovelace Health Plan, Defendant-Appellant, and Dr. J. Jou, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

June 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of James P. Lyle, P.C., James P. Lyle, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Ellen Thorne Skrak, Edward Ricco, Jocelyn Drennan, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

SUTIN, Chief Judge.

{1} In this medical malpractice action, Defendant Lovelace Sandia Health System, Inc. appeals from a contempt order entered by the district court. We address whether the district court erred in imposing a punitive sanction against Defendant for refusal to comply with a discovery order that required Defendant to produce documents Defendant claimed were immune because they contained information generated and obtained...

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