Purna Nemani reports:
A shark-bite victim claims a Honolulu hospital violated his privacy by photographing and posting on the Internet a picture of his “gaping leg wound,” without his consent, “while he was completely helpless, undraped, and in a life-threatening and traumatic shock condition.” Todd Murashige claims The Queen’s Medical Center violated HIPAA protections and caused him “severe emotional shock and mental anguish.”
Read more on Courthouse News, where you can also read a copy of the complaint.
The news coverage doesn’t indicate whether the hospital has issued any statement on the allegations.