{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-honorable-stanley-j-wallach","displayName":"The Honorable Stanley J. Wallach","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99650:2023-03-21","opinionId":"b9530a9e-3f31-5861-ae89-17bcd1ca06bd","slug":"kristine-hill-and-dennis-hill-relators-v-the-honorable-stanley-j-wallach-c99650","caseName":"Kristine Hill and Dennis Hill, Relators, vs. The Honorable Stanley J. Wallach, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC99650","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2023-03-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Kristine and Dennis Hill sued Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital for negligence after Ms. Hill sustained injuries from a malfunctioning hospital bed. During discovery, Mercy sought settlement documents related to a subsequent motor vehicle accident involving Ms. Hill, asserting a reduction defense under section 537.060. The Hills argued these documents were protected by the work product doctrine, but the circuit court compelled their production. The Missouri Supreme Court quashed a preliminary writ of prohibition issued by the court of appeals, holding that the settlement documents were not protected by the work product doctrine because the Hills had waived protection by disclosing them to an adversary.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","evidence","negligence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=193497","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kristine-hill-and-dennis-hill-relators-v-the-honorable-stanley-j-wallach-c99650","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"medical-malpractice","label":"Medical Malpractice","href":"/practice-areas/medical-malpractice","score":4,"source":"text","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/medical-malpractice"}],"role":"respondent"}]}