Legal Opinion
Swatch v. Treat
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 1, 1996No. 96-P-431PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
We consider the right of a medical peer review committee, within the meaning of G. L. c. Ill, § 1, to intervene in a civil action between a patient and health care provider for the purpose of protecting the confidentiality, *560conferred by G. L. c. Ill, § 204(a), of a peer review committee report.
The controversy has its source in what we may describe broadly as a medical malpractice action brought by Marilyn Swatch against Eileen Treat,1 alleging that Treat, a licensed clinical social worker, had rendered psychotherapeutic treatment to the plaintiff Swatch that failed to meet accepted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jenkins v. WuIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Beth Israel Hospital Ass'n v. Board of Registration in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Fowles v. LingosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Inc. v. BasdenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Mayflower Development Corp. v. Town of DennisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re: Administrative Subpoena Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- Miller v. Milton Hospital & Medical Center, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Krolikowski v. University of MassachusettsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- Grande v. Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- In re StorckDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
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