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Florida Judge Upholds Rush Limbaugh's Doctor-Patient Confidentiality
PRNewswire via COMTEX ^ | 12/12/05 | Roy Black

Posted on 12/12/2005 2:30:51 PM PST by M. Thatcher

MIAMI, Dec 12, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, issued the following statement regarding Judge David F. Crow's decision today prohibiting prosecutors from asking the talk show host's doctors about his medical treatment and condition or information he shared with his doctors during his care and treatment.

Judge Crow's ruling upholds our argument that the State cannot breach doctor-patient confidentiality just because it has obtained some medical records, and thus the state cannot ask the doctors its questions posed to the court during the hearing.

Judge Crow's decision prohibits the State from questioning Mr. Limbaugh's physicians about "the medical condition of the patient and any information disclosed to the healthcare practitioner by the patient in the course of the care and treatment of the patient."

We are pleased with the court's ruling upholding the patient's statutory right of doctor-patient confidentiality. We've said from the start that there was no doctor shopping but Mr. Limbaugh should not have to give up his right to doctor-patient confidentiality to prove his innocence.

The medical records that the State has seized and reviewed now for nearly six months show that Mr. Limbaugh received legitimate medical treatment for legitimate medical reasons. Mr. Limbaugh has not been charged with a crime and he should not be charged.

SOURCE Roy Black

Tony Knight, or Tammy Taylor, both of Sitrick And Company, +1-310-788-2850, for Roy Black

http://www.prnewswire.com

Copyright (C) 2005 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: davidfcrow; dhpl; goodjudge; hero; limbaugh; royblack; ruling; rush; rushlimbaugh; victoryfordruggies
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To: quefstar

What crime did Rush commit?


181 posted on 12/13/2005 6:28:57 AM PST by Madeleine Ward
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To: tioga
Finally, a commons sense decision.

Even in Boston ...

182 posted on 12/13/2005 6:38:34 AM PST by Gumlegs
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To: Always Right; The_Republican

I thought the alleged "clandestine" cigar box exchange at the gas station was a particularly amusing touch. Someone has been watching way too much TV to come up with that one.

I'm more prone to believe that the maid figured out that Rush was hooked and saw her chance to extort lot$ of ca$h.


183 posted on 12/13/2005 6:40:32 AM PST by Purrcival (Ramsey Clark is a traitor and a fool.)
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To: silentknight

He is no roll model.

You are right, I've desided to start WARSHIPPING you for your grate spelling!

Doofus, the dude has done more for conservatives than you could ever hope to do....deal with it...


184 posted on 12/13/2005 6:43:04 AM PST by RadioCirca1970
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To: westmichman

It sure is...I am not surprised.


185 posted on 12/13/2005 6:43:41 AM PST by RadioCirca1970
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To: silentknight

Sorry, but I tend to cut Rush some slack because of his back problems and the failed back surgeries. It's not like he set out to become addicted on purpose. I'm wondering how much culpability his doctor might have in this. Normally, physicians do whatever they can to control pain while avoiding the potential of addiction to powerful pain killers, which they know is a real possibility.

The only thing I wonder about is this: How the heck can he play golf with back pain?


186 posted on 12/13/2005 6:43:49 AM PST by Purrcival (Ramsey Clark is a traitor and a fool.)
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To: cbkaty

Anyone who would worship anyone but GOD is a little flawed to begin with!


187 posted on 12/13/2005 6:45:01 AM PST by RadioCirca1970
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To: The_Republican

"Look at Bill O'Reilly. What a joke. He writes the O'Reilly factory about Kids, always spouting about family values, offended by Paris Hilton Commercial for Carl's Junior, and meanwhile he is harrassing his co-worker in most disgusting way."

We don't know for a fact that O'Reilly did this. We just know that he was accused of harrassment, and that the suit was settled out of court. That's the problem with giving someone money just to make a case "go away". The suspicion always lingers, whether or not the allegations are true. But O'Reilly made the choice to do settle out of court, ostensibly because he didn't want to have the thing in the news day after day after day. He wanted to put it behind him, but in the process, he maintained that his decision was NOT an admission of guilt. Actually, the woman involved DID have some motive to try to screw him over, and one of the $ide effect$ of having lot$ of money i$ that people are alway$ trying to get their hand$ in one'$ pocket$, one way or another.


188 posted on 12/13/2005 6:50:05 AM PST by Purrcival (Ramsey Clark is a traitor and a fool.)
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To: The_Republican
 
"By giving these creeps a break you hurt your own cause."

This isn't about Rush Limbaugh, it's about Doctor-Patient privilege.  You have apparently tried Limbaugh and found him guilty; for what reason I have no clue, but it wasn't based upon evidence.

Jumping to conclusions based upon media hype not only hurts my own cause, but that of the entire nation.

 

189 posted on 12/13/2005 6:58:49 AM PST by HawaiianGecko (Facts are neither debatable nor open to "I have a right to this opinion" nonsense.)
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To: The_Republican; goldstategop; RadioCirca1970; Soul Seeker; DoughtyOne; epow; youngjim; RushCrush; ..
Hey Republican: One of the prosecutors said in open court that they had no evidence that Rush had completed the elements of a crime. If you know something that the prosecution team doesn't know contact them now! They'll be glad to hear from someone, anyone, even a maid with a criminal history, who can help them save their flimsy persecution.
190 posted on 12/13/2005 7:04:45 AM PST by Enterprise (The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
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To: Lakeshark

"I've never seen a prosecutor go after any liberal Hollywood actor for being a drug addict..."

Robert Downey, Jr.


192 posted on 12/13/2005 7:46:08 AM PST by Go_Raiders ("Being able to catch well in a crowd just means you can't get open, that's all." -- James Lofton)
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To: The_Republican

Actually you are not the only one. I don't like them any more than having one as a President of the United States.

But who bought drugs illegally and who sexually harassed somebody?

And please provide me a name of someone who was actually accused by reliable people who were not looking for money and who was found guilty of the crime.

Come on, big guy, give us some names.


193 posted on 12/13/2005 8:01:59 AM PST by Madeleine Ward
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To: All

Am I wrong? I don't think this is over yet from what this article says.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178512,00.html


194 posted on 12/13/2005 8:07:04 AM PST by marway (Say NO to judicial activism!)
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To: marway

Sounds like a Solomonesque ruling to me!!!


195 posted on 12/13/2005 8:15:00 AM PST by SierraWasp (That "Nasty, Berating" Wasp that keep stingin SchwartzenRenegger and his Swooners!!!)
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To: epow

Oh I can figure all right ........envy and jelousy knows no polirtical persuasion.


196 posted on 12/13/2005 8:54:44 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker
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To: SierraWasp

It's over. How can you convict with no evidence?


197 posted on 12/13/2005 8:57:32 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker
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To: MojoWire

Klinton Argument - We are all imperfect so whatever I did, No Biggie.


198 posted on 12/13/2005 9:20:46 AM PST by The_Republican
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To: jedgarlives

Your Dad owns it.


199 posted on 12/13/2005 9:21:09 AM PST by The_Republican
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To: Matchett-PI

Learn to spell losers first, loser.


200 posted on 12/13/2005 9:21:30 AM PST by The_Republican
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