Supreme Court of Florida
Florida Dep't of Corr. v. Abril, SC04-1747
An entity that negligently and unlawfully violates a patient's right of confidentiality and privacy in disclosing the results of HIV testing of the patient may be held responsible in a civil negligence action for damages caused to the patient by the unlawful disclosure.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/18/2007
- Published 10/18/2007
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and David J. Glantz, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner., Robert S. Glazier, Miami, FL, on behalf of Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, as Amicus Curiae.
- For Appellees:
- Dick W. Mounts, Minerva, OH, for Respondent.