1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.3d
  4. 22 N.Y.3d
  5. 22 N.Y.3d 480 (2014)
 

DOE v. GUTHRIE CLINIC, LTD.

No. 224

22 N.Y.3d 480 (2014)

5 N.E.3d 578

982 N.Y.S.2d 431

2014 NY Slip Op 138

JOHN DOE, Appellant, v. GUTHRIE CLINIC, LTD., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided January 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Hutchinson, Rochester ( T. Andrew Brown of counsel), for appellant.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York City ( Martha B. Stolley and Heather L. Hopkins of counsel), for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has certified the following question for our consideration: "Whether, under New York law, the common law right of action for breach of the fiduciary duty of confidentiality for the unauthorized disclosure of medical information may run directly against medical corporations, even when the employee responsible for the breach is not a physician and acts outside the scope...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases