Mason v. Health Management Associates, Inc.

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:10-CV-00472-KDB THOMAS L. MASON, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. ORDER HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL., Defendants.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s oral motion requesting the production of the settlement agreement between Plaintiffs and Emergency Medical Services Corporation, EmCare, Inc., EmCare Holdings, Inc., Emergency Medical Services, L.P., and Envision Healthcare Corporation (“the Settlement Agreement”), which Plaintiffs contend is relevant to the issue of damages. See Doc. No. 279 p. 1. Having found good cause shown, the Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to produce the Settlement Agreement subject to the requirements of the Court’s protective order. See Oppenheimer v. Episcopal Communicators, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-00282-MR, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146398, at *10 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 14, 2020) (confidentiality provisions in “settlement agreements do not bar their disclosure.”). SO ORDERED Signed: September 16,

Kenneth D. Bell Cy, United States District Judge i f