Inmate’s suit for medical records revived

BATON ROUGE, La. — An appeals court in Louisiana partially revised a state prisoner’s claims against a hospital and its records custodian over their failure to provide documents relevant to his medical malpractice suit arising from the treatment of severe burns he sustained in custody. The appellate ruling reverses the portion of the trial court’s judgment that held the prisoner’s claims had been previously litigated. “The law-of-the-case doctrine, as opposed to res judicata, is the proper procedural principle.”Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads