OPINION
CONTRERAS, Judge.
In this special action, we consider the issue of whether defense counsel in a medical malpractice action may engage in ex parte communications, with the plaintiff's treating physicians without having obtained plaintiff's consent. We conclude that defense counsel may not engage in such non-consensual ex parte communications but are limited to the formal discovery methods provided by the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure...
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