In a decision that blows the door wide open for plaintiffs seeking records in medical malpractice cases, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled that records from disciplinary board proceedings are not harbored from discovery under the Peer Review Protection Act. For the past few years, Pennsylvania law on peer review protection has been seesawing continuously between favoring defendants and plaintiffs. Now, the plaintiffs claim the advantage.
September 27, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a decision that blows the door wide open for plaintiffs seeking records in medical malpractice cases, a common pleas court judge has ruled in an apparent case of first impression that records from disciplinary board proceedings are not harbored from discovery under the Peer Review Protection Act.
For the past few years, Pennsylvania law on peer review protection has been see-sawing continuously between favoring defendants and plaintiffs.
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