Ager v. Jane C. Stormont Hospital and Training School for Nurses

Ager (plaintiff), left quadriplegic and severely disabled after a birth injury at Stormont Hospital (defendant), sued the hospital. During discovery, the hospital sought the identities and opinions of experts Ager's counsel had informally consulted but not hired, as well as experts retained but not designated to testify. Counsel refused to comply even after a magistrate judge's order to compel and was ultimately held in civil contempt by the district court for continued noncompliance.