Davidson

M.D. Tenn.October 20, 2025No. 3:25-cv-00464

Defendant WinVirginia Mason Medical Center

Case Details

Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Status: Unknown
Procedural Posture: motion to dismiss
State: Washington
Circuit: 9th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

DiscriminationRetaliationWrongful TerminationFailure to Accommodate

Outcome

The court granted defendants' motion to quash plaintiff's third-party subpoenas directed at nine physician employees and former employees of Virginia Mason Medical Center, finding the subpoenas provided unreasonably short time to comply and sought irrelevant information, imposing undue burden on third parties.

What This Ruling Means

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