St. Vincent Medical Group v. Ford Baldwin

Summary

The court reversed and remanded an order certifying a class action under the Patient Right-to-Know Act because the circuit court improperly treated all existing patients as affected patients and failed to account for individualized questions concerning each patient's request for, and receipt of, the physician's new contact information. The court held that statutory interpretation was necessary to review the class definition and predominance requirement, and that individual factual questions predominated over common questions.