Karen Hamway

The respondent hospital brought a motion to compel the applicant physician to answer questions and produce documents regarding his financial income, which he had refused during cross-examination.

The cross-examination occurred in the context of the physician's motion to stay the hospital's decision to suspend his privileges.

The court dismissed the motion, finding that the physician did not allege financial harm in his stay motion, relying instead on loss of professional satisfaction and reputation.

Therefore, the financial information sought was irrelevant to the issues of irreparable harm and balance of convenience.

The plaintiffs brought a motion to approve a $13,375,000 settlement in a class action against a fertility doctor who allegedly used incorrect genetic material, including his own, during artificial insemination procedures.

The court found the settlement to be fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the class members, noting the novel legal issues and the emotional toll of continued litigation.

The court also approved class counsel's 25% contingency fee of $3,343,750, recognizing the significant risk, time investment, and successful outcome achieved.

In this products liability motion arising from a fractured artificial hip stem, the plaintiffs sought refusals and undertakings following discovery of the corporate defendants.

The court held that electronically stored information in a database is discoverable and that the defendants could be ordered to run a broader query, but only within proportionate limits tied to the pleaded design, manufacturing, and failure-to-warn issues.

The court ordered disclosure of fracture incident data for specified similar models and time periods, required clarification of database filters, and directed limited follow-up inquiries regarding a technical article, product durability, and x-ray issues.

Broader requests concerning historical testing methodologies, supplier selection, and general training were refused as disproportionate or unsupported by the pleadings.