WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. v. JORDAN

No. S12G1629.

743 S.E.2d 375 (2013)

293 Ga. 12

WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., et al. v. JORDAN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry D. Green, Jr., Mary Paige Adams, Daniel J. Moriarty, Green & Sapp, LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.

Meri Kim Benoit, Thomas William Malone, Malone Law Office, Atlanta, for appellee.

Hunter S. Allen, Simuel F. Doster, Jr., Allen, McCain & O'Mahony, P.C., Jason Edward Bring, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta, for amicus appellant.

Gary Paul Bunch, Gary Bunch P.C., Carrollton, for amicus appellee.


THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the trial court erred when it granted a motion filed by a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action to compel the production of transcripts of ex parte physician interviews conducted by defense counsel pursuant to a qualified protective order. We find that production of such material is not required by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") or the...

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