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WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, INC. v. NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

No. COA96-542.

480 S.E.2d 53 (1997)

WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, INC. d/b/a The Wilmington Morning Star v. NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., a non-profit corporation d/b/a New Hanover Regional Medical Center v. PHP, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. by Mark J. Prak and Marcus W. Trathen, Raleigh, for petitioner-appellee Wilmington Star-News, Inc.

Marshall, Williams & Gorham, L.L.P. by A. Dumay Gorham, Jr., Wilmington, for respondent-appellant New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Newson, Graham, Hedrick & Kennon, P.A. by Joel M. Craig and Michelle B. Beischer, Durham, for respondent-appellant PHP, Inc.

EAGLES, Judge.

PHP's Appeal

This case of first impression presents the issue of whether price lists in a contract between a public hospital and a private HMO are trade secrets as defined by G.S. 66-152 and not subject to disclosure under the North Carolina Public Records Act pursuant to G.S. 132-1 et seq. (1995). Medical Center and PHP do not dispute that Medical Center is subject to the provisions...

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