Judge Denies Motion to Close Records on Decapitated Baby Case
Attorneys for Midwest Maternity & Fetal Medicine sought to keep confidential the transcript records, photos and other discovery material.
St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Barbara W. Wallace denied a motion that sought to prohibit public access to transcripts, photos and videos in a couple’s lawsuit against a Creve Coeur OBGYN practice. The lawsuit, brought by Arteisha Betts and Travis Ammonette, of Florissant, claims the couple's child was decapitated during delivery on March 22, 2011. The lawsuit is against Midwest Maternal & Fetal Medicine Services, LLC, Signature Medical Group Inc. Kim Roger Luther sought a protective order that would keep confidential all depositions, transcripts, photos and other information. A Missouri Supreme Court rule states a court may make any order “to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or …
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Gregg Palermo
10:29 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
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