Document Type
Case Summary
Publication Date
4-30-2015
Case Synopsis
Original petition for a writ of mandamus directing the district court to sustain the privileges asserted by a defendant doctor in a medical malpractice case to his personal counseling and treatment records was granted and denied in part. The court determined 1) Mitchell’s family and marital therapy records were privileged 2) Mitchell’s doctor-patient records were subject to NRS 49.245(3) patient-litigation exception, but 3) the doctor-patient records should have been reviewed in camera by the district court before discovery.
Recommended Citation
Newman, Stacy, "Summary of Mitchell v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. Adv. Op. 63076 (Apr. 30 2015)" (2015). Nevada Supreme Court Summaries. 865.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nvscs/865