California Court of Appeal

A dentist's communication with a police officer's superiors, advising of the dentist's suspicion that the officer was abusing prescription drugs, was covered by the Civil Code section 56.10(c)(14) exception to the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, and was not actionable in a tort claim by the officer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2003
• Published 07/30/2003

Judges

• KAY, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Edwin J. Zinman, James J. Davis III, Edwin J. Zinman, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Daniel J. Meagher, San Francisco, for Defendant and Respondent.