A federal court in New Mexico recently declined to dismiss tort claims asserted by a registered nurse against her employer, a government-run hospital, where she sought and obtained treatment for a brutal sexual assault. In...more
8/14/2017
/ Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Negligence Per Se ,
Nurses ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Disclosure of Private Facts ,
Sexual Assault ,
State Law Tort Claims
Hospital administrators are well aware their institutions are subject to a whole host of workplace-related federal statutes: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),...more