Doe V. Medlantic

Doe v. Medlantic Health criminal maintenance Group, Inc.
Kimberly S. Shuert
Rasmussen College

Doe v. Medlantic Health Care Group, Inc.
In this particular case, some one and only(a)s privacy (HIV status) was violate due to another persons (Tijuana Goldring) ignorance. The two happened to snip together at one place however one of them also worked at a hospital (Washington Health Center, which is owned by Medlantic), which is where the information was obtained. This personal information was then airing around the common workplace (U.S. Department of State). The victim was irritate by co-workers and obviously quite embarrassed. The victim pressed charges against some(prenominal) Medlantic and Tijuana Goldring. Medlantic was found guilty for breach of secluded relationship and was do to pay the victim two hundred and fifty railyard dollars. However, Tijuana was not found guilty of invasion of privacy because the divine revelation was not within the scope of Goldrings employment with WHC. Medlantic filed a motion for judgment arguing that Does claims were debar by the statute of limitations. The trial court granted Medlantics motion and Doe appealed (Doe v. Medlantic Health, 2012).
I personally hope that the patients confidentiality was violated.



He went to a well know facility to obtain medical attention for a health condition he had and had faith that his personal information would breathe private. No matter what Tijuanas job was at the hospital, she went into personal, confidential records and obtained damaging information. She then took that information and shared it with others. Complete rapine of privacy. She had no right to not only snoop in his records but then to spread it around work. She should have been pink-slipped from both places of employment and should have had to pay for her ignorance. The Golden recover comes to mind here; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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