Legal Opinion
Allen v. Holyoke Hospital
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 3, 1986PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
A Superior Court judge has reported two questions pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), regarding whether the social worker privilege contained in G. L. c. 112, § 135, and the provisions of the Fair Information Practices Act (PIPA), G. L. c. 66A (1984 ed.), preclude the defendants from examining certain records of the Department of Social Services (department) relating to the decedent. The defendants seek to examine the department’s records to aid in defending a wrongful death action alleging that the defendants negligently caused the decedent’s death. We transferred the case…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- George M. Kurzon v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Condon v. HaitsmaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Commonwealth v. CollettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MillerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Torres v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Doe v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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- Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. v. Chief of Police of WorcesterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
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