Legal Opinion
In Re Collins
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided May 14, 2007No. 12-06-00078-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRIAN HOYLE, Justice.
In this original mandamus proceeding, Lester Collins, M.D. complains of the trial court’s order granting a motion for protective order filed by Kelly Regían and James Regían, the real parties in interest. The issue presented is whether a trial court abuses its discretion by prohibiting ex parte communications with a claimant’s nonparty treating physicians when the claimant has signed a statutorily required authorization for release of health information and filed a medical malpractice suit against a treating physician. 1 This issue is one of first impression. We…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- City of San Antonio v. City of BoerneTexas Supreme Court · 2003
- Laidlaw Waste Systems (Dallas), Inc. v. City of WilmerTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Acker v. Texas Water CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- Hooper v. Smallwood, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- Roger and Linda Hooper v. Bobby Smallwood, Individually and D/B/A Bobby Smallwood Construction Company, Inc., Robert Skinner, Individually and D/B/A Robert Skinner Concrete Contractors, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- Roger and Linda Hooper v. Bobby Smallwood, Individually and D/B/A Bobby Smallwood Construction Company, Inc., Robert Skinner, Individually and D/B/A Robert Skinner Concrete Contractors, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- in Re: Gary Boyd, M.D., Matthew Applegate, ACNP, and Tyler Gastroenterology Associates, P.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2019