The Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in December on a constitutional challenge to a 2013 medical malpractice law. The Justices agreed to take up the issue of \u201cex parte communications\u201d in medical malpractice cases.<\/p>\n
In a case filed by Emma Gayle Weaver, the representative of Thomas E. Weaver\u2019s estate, in Escambia County, the 1st District Court of Appeal previously upheld the constitutionality of the law permitting ex parte communications.<\/p>\n
Under the 2013 law, defense attorneys representing medical providers accused of malpractice are able to access personal medical information of the patients involved in the lawsuit outside of the presence of the patients\u2019 attorneys. According to Weaver\u2019s attorneys that is a violation of privacy rights. Supporters of the 2013 law said that allowing such ex parte communications is fair, because it allows defense attorneys to access information that is already available to plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys.<\/p>\n
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