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Medical privacy breach was "under color of state law"

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Dissent

Wait a Second! reports an update to a lawsuit mentioned previously on this blog.

Four guys who worked for the New York City Fire Department held a grudge against one of their colleagues. According to the plaintiff, these guys accessed plaintiff’s medical records from the FDNY system and leaked them to the Village Voice, damaging plaintiff’s candidacy for public office. The Court of Appeals says the plaintiff can sue these fellas under Section 1983.

The case is Gleason v. Scoppetta, a summary order decided on May 19.

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