...obtained in violation of the physician-patient-privilege under the Texas Medical Practice Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat. Article 4495b, § 5.08. The trial court granted appellee's motion and found that...right to privacy in medical records exists regardless of the status of the physician-patient privilege in Texas.
2. Prior cases...expectation of privacy in physician-patient communications, generally, does not necessarily mean that medical records would carry an expectation of privacy in every situation. Nevertheless, while Comeaux and Richardson are not binding, we may look to those opinions for their persuasive value. With that consideration in mind, we address the privilege and...