GREENE v. TINKER

No. S-14965.

332 P.3d 21 (2014)

Karen GREENE, Appellant, v. Beverly TINKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lewis Nunn, Sr. , Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Myron Angstman , Angstman Law Office, Bethel, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, STOWERS, and BOLGER, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A patient at a health clinic learned that a clinic employee, who was not authorized to access the patient's medical record, had discussed the patient's pregnancy with a clerical worker at the clinic. In a complaint to the employee's supervisor, the patient accused the clinic employee of breaching medical confidentiality. Shortly afterward, the clinic operator fired the employee, citing a breach...

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