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NEW TIMES, INC. v. DOE

No. 05-05-00705-CV.

183 S.W.3d 122 (2006)

NEW TIMES, INC., Dallas Observer, L.P., and J.D. Sparks, Appellants v. John DOE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

January 24, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Hemphill, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C., Austin, for Appellant.

James N. Henry and Edward P. Perrin, Jr., Hallett & Perrin, Dallas, for Appellee.

Before Justices WHITTINGTON, WRIGHT, and MAZZANT.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice WHITTINGTON.

In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, we decide whether appellants may be held liable for damages under the Texas Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act for reporting that an individual is HIV-positive. See Chapter 81, TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. (Vernon 2001 & Supp.2005). While the confidentiality provisions of the Act serve an important public interest, we conclude they do not extend...

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