Scope of Discovery; In General

In any civil action, in any probate appeal, or in any administrative appeal where the judicial authority finds it reasonably probable that evi- dence outside the record will be required, a party may obtain in accordance with the provisions of this chapter discovery of information or disclosure, production and inspection of papers, books, docu- ments and electronically stored information mate- rial to the subject matter involved in the pending action, which are not privileged, whether the discovery or disclosure relates to the claim or defense of the party seeking discovery or to the claim or defense of any other party, and which are within the knowledge, possession or power of the party or person to whom the discovery is addressed. Discovery shall be permitted if the dis- closure sought would be of assistance in the pros- ecution or defense of the action and if it can be provided by the disclosing party or person with substantially greater facility than it could otherwise be obtained by the party seeking disclosure. It shall not be ground for objection that the informa- tion sought will be inadmissible at trial if the infor- mation sought appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Writ- ten opinions of health care providers concerning evidence of medical negligence, as provided by General Statutes § 52-190a, shall not be subject to discovery except as provided in that section. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 218.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.)