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Discovery of PSO Part III Reports Depends on Their Purpose

In a lawsuit that was filed due to the death of an inmate at a county jail, the decedents filed a motion to compel discovery of Part III of the Mortality and Morbidity Reports and Reviews (“Part III”) that were prepared by the contractor that provided medical services at the jail and submitted to a Patient Safety Organization (“PSO”). K.C. v. Cty. of Alameda

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Question of the Week

I saw in the August 22, 2024, edition of the HLE that the FTC regulations effectively outlawing restrictive covenants were invalidated by a district court in Texas.  Does that ruling apply in the entire country and did it have anything to do with the Supreme Court’s decision overruling the Chevron Doctrine?

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