N.J. High Court Says Documents Not Privileged In Disputes Over Nursing Home Care

(August 7, 2024, 11:04 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J.— In consolidated appeals related to injuries sustained by nursing home residents, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court reversed and remanded an appellate court’s ruling that found nursing homes’ internal documents were privileged and not discoverable pursuant to the New Jersey New Jersey Patient Safety Act (PSA), finding that “[t]he facilities in these consolidated appeals did not comply with the procedural requirements of the PSA, and, therefore, the disputed documents are not privileged under that statute.”...