Spousal Privilege Bars Some Deposition Questions In Nursing Home Negligence Suit

Mealey's (April 12, 2022, 12:34 PM EDT) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A plaintiff suing her deceased father’s nursing home for negligence and civil rights violations was entitled to raise the spousal or marital privilege in response to deposition questions over conversations she had with her husband, a New York federal magistrate judge ruled April 7, mostly denying the facility’s operator’s motion to compel....