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Benchmarks: HIPAA doesn’t preempt wrongful disclosure suit 

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    • November 20, 2012

A West Virginia man can sue for the wrongful disclosure of his mental health records to his estranged wife and her divorce attorney as a result of last week’s decision by the state’s highest court that HIPAA does not preempt such claims.
“[W]e conclude that state common-law claims for the » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2012/11/20/benchmarks-hipaa-doesnt-preempt-wrongful-disclosure-suit/

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