Case Name: Dorothy Goodwin v. Arlington Hospital Assn. et al.
Court: Arlington County Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1985-05-06
Citations: 3 Va. Cir. 362
Docket Number: Case No. (Law) 24475
Parties: Dorothy Goodwin v. Arlington Hospital Assn. et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 3
Pages: 362–362

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF ARLINGTON COUNTY
Dorothy Goodwin v. Arlington Hospital Assn. et al.
May 6, 1985
Case No. (Law) 24475

Opinion:
By JUDGE THOMAS R. MONROE
Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories propounded to Defendants, Drs. Neefe and Nirschl, is presented for determination by the Court. I have carefully considered the able arguments of counsel and authorities submitted by them.
It is my opinion that Plaintiff is entitled to answers to the standard of medical care interrogatories within the ambit of Rule 4:1 of the Supreme Court of Virginia. I can find no valid Fifth Amendment nor attorney-client privileges to be asserted. Defendants cannot invoke any privilege against being called as a witness in a civil suit.