Heather Worley, Petitioner v. Central Florida Young Men’s Christian Ass’n, Inc., Respondent

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the attorney‑client privilege bars discovery of whether an attorney referred a plaintiff to a treating physician, quashing the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision and affirming the Second District Court of Appeal. The Court also found the trial court’s discovery order unduly burdensome. Justice POLSTON dissented, arguing that the referral question is not privileged and should be discoverable.