Rhonda Willeford v. Timothy P. Klepper, M. D.

02/28/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 6, 2019 Session RHONDA WILLEFORD, ET AL. v. TIMOTHY P. KLEPPER, M.D., ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Overton County No. 2015-CV-7 Jonathan L. Young, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2016-01491-SC-R11-CV ___________________________________ We granted review in this case to determine whether Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-26-121(f) violates the separation of powers clause in the Tennessee Constitution. The statutory provision allows defense counsel to conduct ex parte interviews with patients’…