I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by coding123 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:42PM (#17181327)

haha, that's really interesting to hear. I'm almost certain a Judge is also not allowed access to medical records. He most likely is not a covered entity. Beyond that while it might make sense to request medical records in a criminal trial, there's no place for that in a civil suit.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by Nadya on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:48PM (#17181389)

HIPAA allows health care providers to disclose medical records in response to a court order as long as the order specifies the scope of the records required to be disclosed and is signed by a judge.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @02:17PM (#17181676)

Court order != Filing Suit

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by albedoa on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:55PM (#17182853)

The docket persists beyond the filing and can have records attached to it under seal by order. Nadya did not draw the equivalence you are correcting.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by phonon on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:49PM (#17181393)

If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by fencepost on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:32PM (#17183375)

If the civil suit is about medical treatment, do you really think posting responsive documents to the court docket is a HIPAA violation?

If it's not posted under seal, then yes. Particularly if it's posted as part of the initial filing and not as a response.

[ Parent | on HN ]