Legal Opinion
Alsip v. Johnson City Medical Center
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2006PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ. joined.
Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, we accepted this appeal to clarify the meaning of our holding in Givens v. Mullikin, 75 S.W.3d 383 (Tenn.2002), as it relates to a trial court’s tailored discovery order in a medical malpractice lawsuit permitting ex parte communications between defense counsel and the decedent’s non-party treating physicians. Carefully weighing public policy concerns and considering the case law on this issue from other jurisdictions,…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- Southern Constructors, Inc. v. Loudon County Board of EducationTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Planters Gin Co. v. Federal Compress & Warehouse Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Givens v. Mullikin Ex Rel. McElwaneyTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Petrillo v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Crist v. MoffattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
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4Cited by25 opinions
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- Wade v. Vabnick-WenerDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2010
- McNiel v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
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