Limbaugh doctors can be subpoenaed, judge rules
Limbaugh doctors can be subpoenaed, judge rules
By wire services
Published December 13, 2005
WEST PALM BEACH - A judge on Monday ruled that prosecutors can subpoena Rush Limbaugh's doctors as part an investigation into whether the radio commentator illegally bought painkillers.
Circuit Judge David F. Crow ruled that Florida laws do not prevent doctors from talking with prosecutors if the information is relevant to the prosecution of a crime. Crow also noted that laws prohibit the discussion of a patient's medical condition and information disclosed by a patient during treatment.
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