Stang v Shenoy

Holding The court vacated the lower court’s order prohibiting questions regarding a specific medical report and the defendant’s health condition relative to it, finding that such limitations abused discretion by potentially precluding relevant testimony. The court determined that the report was not protected by statutory privilege because it had been disclosed to the public in a separate action.

The court’s words

the limitation could result in the preclusion of testimony that would be relevant at trial or in preparation for trial

2026 NY Slip Op 05638, at the official text

because the written report of Dr. Sawyer was disclosed to the public at large by defendant in a separate action, the report is not protected by the statutory privilege

2026 NY Slip Op 05638, at the official text