· 6/5/1985
McClain v. College Hospital
Citations
- 492 A.2d 991
- 99 N.J. 346
- 1985 N.J. LEXIS 2341
How courts have described this case
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- requiring showing of particularized need as prerequisite to disclosure of records regarding professional conduct
- there is diminished expectation of privacy in factual materials not implicating deliberative role of agency of government
- in medical-malpractice action involving disclosure of administrative board’s investigative reports, Court noted that the term “law enforcement” extends beyond criminal proceedings to encompass administrative law matters as well
- where no privilege attaches, a court must balance the \obvious interest of the agency in the confidentiality of its proceedings\ with the litigant's \extraordinary interest in gaining access to the information.\ Id. at 362-63
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Judges: O'Hern
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