Rush Limbaugh attorney: Investigators should have warned they were seizing

[Judi Lynn]

Rush Limbaugh attorney: Investigators should have warned they were seizing medical records

By Jill Barton
ASSOCIATED PRESS
9:26 a.m. April 7, 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Rush Limbaugh's attorney argued Wednesday that investigators trampled the conservative commentator's privacy rights when they made a surprise visit to a doctor's office to seize his medical records.

Limbaugh attorney Roy Black is seeking to keep the records sealed from prosecutors who accuse the radio host of illegally buying prescription drugs. He said investigators should have provided some notice they were going to seize records containing private information.

Instead, they used search warrants and gave Limbaugh no chance to challenge the seizure.

But Assistant State Attorney Jim Martz said giving notice would have limited the ability to investigate allegations that Limbaugh illegally "doctor shopped" to obtain pain pills, visiting several doctors to receive duplicate prescriptions.
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