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Gulf Health Care, Inc. v. Lerner

Supreme Court of Texas
Aug 1, 1996
932 S.W.2d 488 (Tex. 1996)

Summary

holding that nursing home privilege case should be reexamined in light of the 1996 privilege cases

Summary of this case from In re Living Centers of Texas, Inc.

Opinion

No. 96-0569.

August 1, 1996.

Allison L. Spruill, Gail N. Friend, Houston, for relator.

Melissa Louise Cooney, Ervin A. Apffel, Jr., Galveston, for respondent.


In this mandamus proceeding we are asked to review the propriety of the trial court's order compelling production of documents the relator claims are protected by the medical peer review committee privilege in TEX.REV.CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 4495b, § 5.06(j) (Vernon Supp. 1996). We believe the trial court should have the opportunity to reconsider its rulings at issue in this proceeding in light of our recent opinions in Memorial Hosp. — The Woodlands v. McCown, 927 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1996) and Irving Healthcare System v. Brooks, 927 S.W.2d 12 (Tex. 1996). Accordingly, we overrule the motion for leave to file without addressing the merits of the motion or petition for writ of mandamus, and without prejudice to relator again requesting relief from the court of appeals and this Court after the trial court has had an opportunity to reconsider its rulings.


Summaries of

Gulf Health Care, Inc. v. Lerner

Supreme Court of Texas
Aug 1, 1996
932 S.W.2d 488 (Tex. 1996)

holding that nursing home privilege case should be reexamined in light of the 1996 privilege cases

Summary of this case from In re Living Centers of Texas, Inc.
Case details for

Gulf Health Care, Inc. v. Lerner

Case Details

Full title:GULF HEALTH CARE, INC. d/b/a Gulf Health Care Center, Relator, v. The…

Court:Supreme Court of Texas

Date published: Aug 1, 1996

Citations

932 S.W.2d 488 (Tex. 1996)

Citing Cases

In re Living Centers of Texas, Inc.

Moreover, it was suggested in Gulf Health Care v. Lerner that the peer review privilege applies in the…