· 5/22/2015
in Re Memorial Hermann Hospital System Memorial Hermann Physician Network Michael MacRis, M.D. Michael MacRis, M.D., P.A. And Keith Alexander
Citations
- 464 S.W.3d 686
- 58 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 975
- 40 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 323
- 2015 Tex. LEXIS 464
- 2015 WL 2438752
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- stating that the party seeking to avoid discovery has the burden to establish the existence of the privilege
- noting that federal antitrust law informs application of Texas Free Enterprise Act
- noting that “conflicts between general and specific provisions favor the specific”
- noting that “conflicts between general and specific provisions favor the specific”
- using the rules of statutory construction to determine whether the anticompetitive action exception to the medical peer review privilege applied
- finding provisions irreconcilable because “a record or proceeding is either confidential or not; it cannot be both”
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Judges: Willett
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