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IN RE NHC-NASHVILLE FIRE LITIGATION

No. M2007-00192-COA-R3-CV.

293 S.W.3d 547 (2008)

In re NHC-NASHVILLE FIRE LITIGATION.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Nashville.

November 21, 2008.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court June 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred H. Knight and Alan D. Johnson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the intervenor-appellant, Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., d/b/a The Tennessean.

H. Lee Barfield, II, David A. King, Andrea T. McKellar, and Stephen J. Jasper, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, National HealthCare Corporation ("NHC").

William B. Hubbard and Cynthia H. Wiel, Nashville, Tennessee, for amicus curiae, Tennessee Hospital Association.

Allan F. Ramsaur, Marcia M. Eason, and William L. Harbison, Nashville, Tennessee, for amicus curiae, Tennessee Bar Association.

OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined.

This appeal involves a news organization's access to documents subject to a protective order. A fire occurred at a Nashville nursing home, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. The fire spawned over thirty lawsuits against the nursing home, which were consolidated for discovery and trial. To facilitate discovery and...

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