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Judge orders production of physician personnel files in discovery fight over claimed proprietary staffing model
Summary
In a medical‑malpractice discovery fight, the judge ordered defendant hospitals to produce personnel files for the treating physician with routine redactions and a privilege log; defense counsel had argued staffing models and compliance programs were proprietary but the judge said personnel files are typical discovery material.
Clayton County State Court heard competing discovery briefs on April 15 in a medical‑malpractice case in which the plaintiff seeks Dr. Papala’s personnel and credentialing records.
Plaintiff counsel Alen Frederick said the personnel and credentialing records are standard material in malpractice discovery and that defendants’ request to require a confidentiality agreement before production was unreasonable.…
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