FRIED, J.
This case presents the question whether, during the discovery process, the confidentiality provisions of G. L. c. 111, §§ 204 and 205, preclude in camera review of "incident reports" by a trial judge to determine whether the medical peer review committee privilege of § 204 applies. We hold that in camera review is not appropriate in this case.
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On July 22, 1993, Stanley W. Howard (Howard), a psychiatric patient at New England...
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