Q: Lawyer is quiting in middle of lawsuit. Stated his reasons which I think are just try to cover for a violation of confid
I have to go to deposition in December. Confidentiality. By giving opposing lawyer acsses to my medical records.
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Based on the limited facts here, I don't suspect that there was a violation of confidentiality here. You posted this under Personal Injury. If you are the plaintiff in a personal injury case, your lawyer would provide your medical records to opposing counsel as a normal course of action. It's part of discovery. That shouldn't create a problem, unless there are facts not stated here, such as including information that was not relevant to the matter that should not have been disclosed. Your lawyer is the only one who knows why she or he withdrew from the case. You could ask them. But with a deposition coming up in December, concentrate your efforts more on finding a new lawyer. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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