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PATTON v. ST. FRANCIS HOSP.

No. A00A1672.

539 S.E.2d 526 (2000)

246 Ga. App. 4

PATTON v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Certiorari Denied March 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Anthony L. Cochran, James D. Durham, Atlanta, for appellant.

Hawkins & Parnell, Alan F. Herman, Love & Willingham, Kimberly L. Woodland, Atlanta, for appellees.

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

This case concerns the applicability of the statutory discovery cloak afforded under the peer review and medical review statutes.1 Dr. Robert Patton contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to compel discovery directed to St. Francis Hospital because (1) a malice exception applies to the discovery privileges, (2) the medical review and peer review statutes do not apply where the process itself is under...

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