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Medical Staff Peer Review Privilege Is Dealt Yet Another Blow.

Publication: Mondaq Business Briefing
Publication Date: 27-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Medical Staff Peer Review Privilege Is Dealt Yet Another Blow.(Adkins v. Christie)

Article Excerpt
On June 12, 2007, the protections associated with medical staff peer review information suffered another blow. In Adkins v. Christie, et al. (Adkins), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Court) held that a state law granting a privilege for medical staff peer-review information does not apply in federal civil rights cases. The Court considered the issue, one of first impression in the circuit, and concurred with the Fourth and Seventh Circuits, which also have refused to recognize the privilege in federal civil rights cases.

Dr. Russell E. Adkins, an African-American urologist, had medical staff membership and privileges at Houston Medical...

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