Defendant's Ability to Obtain Plaintiff's Complete Medical History -

Maine

What limitations exist, if any, on a defendant’s ability to obtain a plaintiff’s complete medical history, both pre and post incident?

There are no limitations, beyond normal and reasonable time limitations and scope, for pre and post medical incident medical histories. Defendants routinely ask for complete pre and post incident histories with pre-existing histories usually time limited between five and ten years. Plaintiffs can object based on the fact that the materials requested may be irrelevant but will have to make a showing as to why they are irrelevant beyond their own claims.