HODGE v. STATE OF NEW YORK


290 A.D.2d 734 (2002)

735 N.Y.S.2d 836

MARTIN HODGE, Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided January 17, 2002.


Carpinello, J.

Claimant, an inmate at Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County, filed a claim against the State alleging negligent disclosure of confidential medical information. At issue on this appeal is the propriety of a judgment of the Court of Claims dismissing the claim after a trial. While it is true that an inmate has a general right to privacy in receiving medical care in a State correctional facility (see, 9 NYCRR 7651.26 [a] [7]; see...

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