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Civil Procedure › Privacy › Health Law

Read Civil Procedure updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington Supreme Court Limits Public Access to Hospital Privileging, Peer Review Documents

by Angela Galloway, Eric Stahl | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/26/2013

Public hospital districts may not disclose certain records created during closed-door meetings about hospital privileging decisions, the Washington Supreme Court recently held in Cornu-Labat v. Hospital Dist. No. 2 Grant...more

Messer & Caparello, P.A.

HIPAA Preemption Case – Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

by William Dillon | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/15/2013

On April 9, 2013 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion regarding HIPAA preemption in the case of Opis Management Resources, LLC v. Florida Agency for Care Administration. Opis...more

Akerman Senterfitt

Federal Appeals Court Sides With HIPAA Over Florida Law in "Catch 22" Case Over the Release of Deceased Patient Records by Nursing...

by Martin Dix, Julie Gallagher, Sheryl D. Rosen | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/12/2013

As we first reported in December 2011, it's a common scenario: A Florida nursing home resident dies, and his or her spouse, surrogate, proxy, or attorney requests the resident's medical records. However, if the nursing home...more

BakerHostetler

Blood Bank Data Breach Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved by California District Court Judge

by Tina Amin | BakerHostetler on 2/21/2013

In Johansson-Dohrmann v. CBR Systems, Inc. et al, No. 3:12-cv-01115 (S.D. Cal., filed May 7, 2012), the latest data privacy class action to reach settlement, Judge Michael M. Anello on February 5, 2013 granted preliminary...more

Mintz Levin - Health Law

Merck Compelled to Disclose Documents; Confidentiality and Privilege Waived with Prior Disclosure to Government

by Ellyn L. Sternfield | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 12/19/2012

A court has ruled that Merck’s production of documents to the government under a confidentiality agreement during the Vioxx investigation waived any confidentiality or privilege; documents that Merck had previously disclosed...more

Sedgwick LLP

How Broad are Illinois' State Rights to Privacy and Gender Equality?

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/20/2012

Our preview of the September term of the Illinois Supreme Court concludes with Hope Clinic for Women v. Adams. Although Hope Clinic arises from a constitutional challenge to Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act, the...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Receive a Grand Jury Subpoena? What’s a health care provider to do?

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/24/2012

Health care providers are required to obey a properly issued grand jury subpoena seeking medical records or other confidential patient information, right? After all, it’s a subpoena. The answer may not be as straightforward...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Rapid Response to Data Breach Pays Off

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/1/2012

The Oregon Supreme Court last week affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against Providence Health & Services-Oregon arising out of the theft of patient data on backup media that were stolen from an...more

Mintz Levin - Health Law

Sanctions Imposed on Qui Tam Counsel for Failing to Meet Ethical Standards Relating to the Use of Privileged Documents

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 1/23/2012

Relators and their counsel are being held accountable for the misuse of qui tam defendants’ confidential and privileged documents in connection with lawsuits alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). As a January 12,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Ortiz v. Aurora Health Care, Inc. (In re Ortiz), No. 10-3465 (7th Cir. Dec. 30, 2011)

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/9/2012

Ortiz v. Aurora Health Care, Inc. (In re Ortiz), No. 10-3465 (7th Cir. Dec. 30, 2011) The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the debtors’ appeal of the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of the debtors’ state law...more

King & Spalding

Health Headlines - June 20, 2011

by King & Spalding on 6/20/2011

In This Issue: - District Court Upholds CMS’s Disallowance Of Illinois Medicaid “Provider Tax” - An IRS Advisory Committee Recommends Changes To IRS Rules For Group Exemptions - Eighth Circuit Denies Antitrust...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Fenwick Employment Brief - February 4, 2011

by Fenwick & West LLP on 2/4/2011

In this issue: Employee Fired After Fiancee Filed Claim Allowed to Pursue Retaliation Claim Under Title VII; Use of Personal Email on Work Computers Can Defeat Attorney-Client Privilege; California Supreme Court Rules Private...more

Paul Parks

WHAT ARE MY LEGAL RIGHT UNDER TITLE IV?

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

THIS DOCUMENT COVERS PATIENTS RIGHT UNDER TITLE 9-Title IV specifies conditions for group health plans regarding coverage of persons with pre-existing conditions, and modifies continuation of coverage requirements. ...more

Paul Parks

YOUR RIGHTS AS A PERSON WITH HIV

by Paul Parks on 11/27/2010

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: THIS DOCUMENT COVERS PEOPLE WITH HIV-WHO HAVE SPECIAL RIGHTS THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Credentialing Resource Center Symposium: Privileging Challenges and Solutions - May 2010

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/11/2010

The Impact of PSO Confidentiality and Privilege Protections on the Peer Review Process: What You Need to Know Objectives • Provide overview of Patient Safety Act and PSOs • Discuss scope of PSESs and PSOs •...more

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland Salt Shaker- Vol. 1 no. 5- May 2010

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 5/17/2010

IN THIS ISSUE: Congress Senses That Physical Presence Nexus IS the Standard!; Ouch! Georgia General Assembly Enacts 1.45% “Hospital Tax”; Colorado Zero Apportionment; Washington State Legislature Update; SALT Pet of the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - October 2009

by Foley Hoag LLP on 10/13/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Vinyl Chloride Suppliers, Holding Sophisticated User Doctrine Only Required Analysis of Decedent’s Employer’s Knowledge of Product’s Risks, Not Whether Suppliers...more

Omar Ha-Redeye

Reputation Management Law is the Next Big Thing

by Omar Ha-Redeye on 10/13/2009

Like many professionals, physicians in Canada operate by word-of-mouth referrals, largely based on the personal experiences of patients or other referring physicians. RateMDs has become an increasingly popular site for...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Health Care Hot Topics (July 2009)

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 7/30/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *Ohio Supreme Court Rules on “Discoverability” of Third Party Medical Records in a Private Civil Action *Public Comments on Proposed New Rules Due August 31st *Red Flags Rule's Effective Date Postponed...more

Mintz Levin - Health Law

Health Law Washington Beat: Recent Health Industry News - Issue 11

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 7/1/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *The United States Supreme Court Grants Petition for Review of a False Claims Act Case *HEAT in Action *The Health IT Policy Committee Releases Draft Recommendations on “Meaningful Use” Definition...more

Michael Drumke

A HIPAA Primer

by Michael Drumke on 4/1/2008

A primer on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)....more

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