Legal Opinion
Virmani v. Presbyterian Health Services Corp.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 25, 1999No. 62PA97-2PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Chief Justice.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression for this Court. We are called upon to decide whether the public and the news media have a right of access to civil court proceedings and records pertaining to medical peer review evaluations and, if so, the extent of this right. Specifically, appellant presents questions for review regarding the Court of Appeals’ decision reversing several orders entered in a civil lawsuit in Superior Court, Mecklenburg County, which orders closed courtroom proceedings and sealed various documents.
This suit was brought by Dr. Ron…
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